Where does “daalo” come from?

daalo (Fiji Hindi) comes from Venetian dalo, from Proto-Oceanic talos, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs — taro.

daalo (Fiji Hindi): taro

Definitions

  1. taro

Ancestry of “daalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiandaloyellow
2Proto-Oceanictalostaro
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaləstaro
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs →Every word from Proto-Oceanic talos →Every word from Venetian dalo →