Where does “oso” come from?

oso (West Damar) comes from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apuy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hapuy, from Proto-Austronesian Sapuy — fire.

oso (West Damar): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “oso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*apuyfire oxidation reaction
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhapuyfire
3Proto-AustronesianSapuyfire
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