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
Ancestry of “qura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | quraŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *qudaŋ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *qudaŋ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qudaŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | qudaŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |
Words derived from “qura”