Where does “susu” come from?

susu (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *susu-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.

susu (Proto-Polynesian): breast, milk; to suck

Definitions

  1. breast, milk; to suck

Ancestry of “susu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*susu-breast female organ
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
5Proto-Austronesiansusubreast

Words derived from “susu”

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