Where does “*puku” come from?

*puku (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *buku, from Proto-Austronesian *bukuh.

Ancestry of “*puku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*buku—
2Proto-Austronesian*bukuh—

Words derived from “*puku”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukuh →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *buku →