Complex sentence: The word "vanua"--meaning "land," "home," or "village"--occurs in several Austronesian languages, and derives from the Proto-Austronesian "banua".
Split into simpler sentences: The word "banua" or "vanua"--meaning "land," "home," or "village"--occurs in several Austronesian languages. It derives from the Proto-Austronesian "banua".