Where does “huhua” come from?

huhua (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Oceanic *susu-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu, from Proto-Austronesian susu — breast.

huhua (Tongan): milk, juice

Definitions

  1. milk, juice

Ancestry of “huhua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiansusubreast, milk; to suck
2Proto-Oceanic*susu-breast female organ
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*susu—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansusubreast
6Proto-Austronesiansusubreast
Every word from Proto-Austronesian susu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian susu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *susu →
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