Where does “Samoic” come from?
Samoic (English) comes from English Samoa, from Samoan Sāmoa, from Samoan sā — sacred.
Samoic (English): Of or relating to a purported group of Polynesian...
Definitions
- Of or relating to a purported group of Polynesian...
Ancestry of “Samoic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Samoa | — |
| 2 | Samoan | Sāmoa | — |
| 3 | Samoan | sā | sacred |