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Where does “qatua” come from?

qatua (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic qatuan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan — deity.

Ancestry of “qatua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicqatuan—
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatuan—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatuan—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatuandeity

Words derived from “qatua”

  • atua
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