Where does “tuva” come from?
tuva (Uneapa) comes from Proto-Oceanic tupa, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tuba, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tuba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah, from Proto-Austronesian *tubah — Derris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish.
tuva (Uneapa): fish poison (Derris elliptica)
Definitions
- fish poison (Derris elliptica)
Ancestry of “tuva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Oceanic | tupa | Derris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *tuba | — |
| 3 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *tuba | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *tubah | Derris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *tubah | Derris elliptica a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish |