Where does “puaq” come from?

puaq (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

Ancestry of “puaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
2Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq →