Palau
English
/pəˈlaʊ/
proper noun
Definitions
- (country in Oceania).
Etymology
Derived from Palauan Belau (Palau) derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (territory, inhabited land).
Origin
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*banua
Gloss
territory, inhabited land
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Palauan English
- Palau Polish
- ปาเลา Thai
- banwa Cebuano
- 帕勞 Chinese
- 帛琉 Chinese
- *banua Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- *banua Proto-Austronesian
- Bōļao Marshallese
- Bōļau Marshallese
- ri-Bōļao Marshallese
- ri-Bōļau Marshallese
- *bənua Proto-Malayic
- *fenua Proto-Polynesian
- banwa Bikol Central
- *panua Proto-Oceanic
- banwa Hiligaynon
- fonu Chuukese
- Belau Palauan
- ᮘᮥᮃᮔ Sundanese