Etymology

Futuna

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Today it means: An island in the Pacific that is part of Wallis and Futuna. Full definition →

East Futuna Futuna ← Proto-Oceanic *putun₁ ← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun
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  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian · derived from*butun
  2. Proto-Oceanic · derived from*putun₁
  3. East Futuna · borrowed fromFutuna
  4. English todayFutuna

From East Futuna Futuna, from Proto-Oceanic *putun₁, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *butun (Barringtonia spp.); cognate with Malay butun and Māori hutu (i.e. in pōhutukawa).

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