Where does “paleomonsoon” come from?

paleomonsoon (English) comes from English paleo, from Hawaiian leo, from Proto-Polynesian leo, from Proto-Oceanic leqo, from Proto-Oceanic *(qa-)liqoʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ — neck.

paleomonsoon (English): Any monsoon that existed in the paleoclimates of the distant past

Definitions

  1. Any monsoon that existed in the paleoclimates of the distant past

Ancestry of “paleomonsoon”, step by step

paleomonsoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paleo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaleoClipping of paleodiet
2Hawaiianleovoice; sound; command; verbal message
3Proto-Polynesianleovoice; language; speech
4Proto-Oceanicleqo
5Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
6Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
7Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
9Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck

via English monsoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonsoonAny of a number of winds associated with regions...
2Dutchmoessonmonsoon
3Frenchmoussonmonsoon
4Portuguesemonçãomonsoon; opportunity, occasion; each of the...
5Arabicمَوْسِمseason, holiday
6Arabicموسمseason; festive season; festival, holiday
7Arabicوسمto mark, to brand, impress a sign, to tag; to...
Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ
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