Where does “zuruka” come from?

zuruka (Uneapa) comes from Proto-Oceanic *suʀuq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq — sap, juice.

zuruka (Uneapa): coconut water

Definitions

  1. coconut water

Ancestry of “zuruka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*suʀuqsap, juice
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀuq—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀuq—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zuʀuqsap, juice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq →