Where does “banua” come from?

banua (Sangir) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

banua (Sangir): land

Definitions

  1. land

Ancestry of “banua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
2Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →
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