Where does “*qaitu” come from?

*qaitu (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu — ghost; owl.

*qaitu (Proto-Polynesian): ghost spirit of the dead

Definitions

  1. ghost spirit of the dead

Ancestry of “*qaitu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqanitughost; owl
2Proto-AustronesianqaNiCughost; owl

Words derived from “*qaitu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaNiCu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qanitu →