Proto-Kui-Kuwi : *pūj-u (pl. *pūŋa)
Meaning : flower
Kui : pūju (pl. pūnga)
Kuwi (Fitzgerald) : pūyū (pl. pūnga)
Kuwi (Schulze) : pūnga
Sunkarametta Kuwi : pūyū (pl. pūŋga)
Parja Kuwi : pūyū (pl. pūŋga)
Kuwi (Israel) : pūyū (pl. pūŋga)
Additional forms : Also Kui pūpa (pūt-) to blossom, bloom; pūki, pūki viha bee; pūki nīju, pūki nīru honey; Kuwi_Su pūki viha bee; pūki nīyu honey; Kuwi_Isr pūki a type of bee-hive; pūki nīyũ honey
Notes : The root here is actually *pū- (reflected in Kui pūpa), while -y- is an historical suffix, as well as -ki in *pū-ki 'bee'; however, all three forms go back to PDR.
Number in DED : 4345
