English
Futuna
Futuna comes from East Futuna, and goes back to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun ‘a shore tree, Barringtonia spp’.
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*butun‘a shore tree, Barringtonia spp’reconstructed
- Proto-Oceanicprehistoric (reconstructed)*putun₁reconstructed
- EastmodernFutuna
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*butun‘a shore tree, Barringtonia spp’reconstructed
- Proto-Oceanicprehistoric (reconstructed)*putun₁reconstructed
- EastmodernFutuna
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun
Today it means
name An island in the Pacific that is part of Wallis and Futuna.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun / Futuna