Where does “uo” come from?

uo (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian qura, from Proto-Oceanic quraŋ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ — shrimp; crayfish; lobster.

uo (Tongan): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “uo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqurashrimp; lobster
2Proto-Oceanicquraŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qudaŋ—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qudaŋ—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
6Proto-Austronesianqudaŋshrimp; crayfish; lobster
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qudaŋ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qudaŋ →
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