Where does “niu” come from?

niu (Rotuman) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ — coconut.

niu (Rotuman): coconut

Definitions

  1. coconut

Ancestry of “niu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ