Where does “susu” come from?

susu (Tok Pisin) comes from Malay susu, from Proto-Malayic susu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.

susu (Tok Pisin): milk; breast

Definitions

  1. milk; breast

Ancestry of “susu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysusumilk; breast; to breastfeed
2Proto-Malayicsusu(ʔ)breast female organ
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
4Proto-Austronesiansusubreast

Words derived from “susu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian susu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu →Every word from Proto-Malayic susu(ʔ) →