Where does “liafuan” come from?

liafuan (Tetum) comes from Tetum fuan, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

liafuan (Tetum): word

Definitions

  1. word

Ancestry of “liafuan”, step by step

liafuan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tetum fuan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetumfuanfruit
2Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit

via Tetum lian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetumliana voice; a language
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaq →Every word from Tetum fuan →
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