Where does “susu” come from?

susu (Samoan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.

susu (Samoan): milk

Definitions

  1. milk

Ancestry of “susu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
2Proto-Austronesiansusubreast
Every word from Proto-Austronesian susu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu →
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