Where does “vunutu” come from?

vunutu (Uneapa) comes from Proto-Oceanic *punut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋut.

vunutu (Uneapa): coconut husk

Definitions

  1. coconut husk

Ancestry of “vunutu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*punut
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*buŋut
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buŋutEvery word from Proto-Oceanic *punut