Where does “tuna” come from?
tuna (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuna, from Proto-Austronesian tuNa — freshwater eel.
tuna (Proto-Polynesian): eel
Ancestry of “tuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | tuna | freshwater eel |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuna | freshwater eel |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | tuNa | freshwater eel |
Words derived from “tuna”