Where does “เบอนัว” come from?

เบอนัว (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic bAnua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

เบอนัว (Urak Lawoi'): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “เบอนัว”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-MalayicbAnuainhabited land territory supporting the life of a community
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbanuainhabited land
3Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua →Every word from Proto-Malayic bAnua →
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