Where does “appaku” come from?

appaku (Tuwali Ifugao) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku, from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku — bracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum.

appaku (Tuwali Ifugao): fern variety, young shoots are edible, they grow in uncultivated land, especially damp areas

Definitions

  1. fern variety, young shoots are edible, they grow in uncultivated land, especially damp areas

Ancestry of “appaku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*pakufern
2Proto-Austronesian*pahəkubracken; edible fern that grows by rivers, Diplazium esculentum
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *pahəku →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paku →