Where does “nusa” come from?

nusa (Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nusa.

Ancestry of “nusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannusa
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nusa
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