Where does “inu” come from?
inu (Tahitian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian inum, from Proto-Austronesian *inum.
inu (Tahitian): drink
Ancestry of “inu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | inum | to drink |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | *inum | — |