Where does “nuu” come from?

nuu (Tetum) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ñiuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ — coconut.

nuu (Tetum): coconut

Definitions

  1. coconut

Ancestry of “nuu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianñiuʀ—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ñiuʀ →