Where does “fonu” come from?
fonu (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian fonu, from Proto-Oceanic ponuq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ponuq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pənuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pənuq, from Proto-Austronesian pəNuq — full.
fonu (Tongan): turtle, sea turtle; kind of beetle; full
Definitions
- turtle, sea turtle; kind of beetle; full
Ancestry of “fonu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | fonu | sea turtle; full |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | ponuq | — |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *ponuq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *pənuq | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | pənuq | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | pəNuq | full |