Where does “'a'e” come from?

'a'e ('Are'are) comes from Proto-Oceanic *qaqe-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaqe, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay, from Proto-Austronesian qaqay — leg, foot.

'a'e ('Are'are): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “'a'e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*qaqe-—
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qaqe—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*qaqay—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaqayleg, foot
5Proto-Austronesianqaqayleg, foot
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qaqay →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaqay →