Where does “nu” come from?

nu (Tetum) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ — coconut.

nu (Tetum): coconut

Definitions

  1. coconut

Ancestry of “nu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ