vanua

Fijian

noun
Definitions
  • land

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *panua inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (territory, inhabited land) inherited from Proto-Austronesian *banua.

Origin

Proto-Austronesian

*banua

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