Where does “asu” come from?

asu (Tae') comes from Proto-South Sulawesi asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu, from Proto-Austronesian asu — dog animal.

asu (Tae'): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “asu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesiasudog
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianasudog
3Proto-Austronesianasudog animal
Every word from Proto-Austronesian asu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian asu →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi asu →