Where does “lua” come from?

lua (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic luaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq.

lua (Fijian): to vomit

Definitions

  1. to vomit

Ancestry of “lua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicluaq—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianluaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic luaq →