Where does “kowis” come from?

kowis (Saisiyat) comes from Proto-Austronesian kuliC — rind.

kowis (Saisiyat): peelings of fruit and tubers

Definitions

  1. peelings of fruit and tubers

Ancestry of “kowis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesiankuliCrind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuliC
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