Where does “timu” come from?

timu (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ — south or east wind.

timu (Proto-Polynesian): southeast monsoon

Definitions

  1. southeast monsoon

Ancestry of “timu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanictimuʀsoutheast monsoon
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantimuʀsoutheast monsoon
3Proto-Austronesiantimuʀsouth or east wind

Words derived from “timu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic timuʀ →