Where does “quta” come from?

quta (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic qutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.

quta (Proto-Polynesian): inland

Definitions

  1. inland

Ancestry of “quta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicqutanbushland; hinterland
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
3Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush

Words derived from “quta”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qutan →