Where does “qura” come from?

qura (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic quraŋ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ — shrimp; crayfish; lobster.

qura (Proto-Polynesian): shrimp; lobster

Definitions

  1. shrimp; lobster

Ancestry of “qura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicquraŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qudaŋ—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qudaŋ—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
5Proto-Austronesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster

Words derived from “qura”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ →