Where does “baau” come from?

baau (Wolio) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh — new.

baau (Wolio): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “baau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaqəʀunew recently made or created
2Proto-Austronesian*baqəʀuhnew
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu →