Where does “asu” come from?

asu (Sangir) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu — dog animal.

asu (Sangir): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “asu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
2Proto-Austronesianasudog animal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu →