Where does “ramarama” come from?

ramarama (Fijian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ — tree resin used in torches.

ramarama (Fijian): oil lamp

Definitions

  1. oil lamp

Ancestry of “ramarama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*ramaʀtree resin used in torches
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandamaʀtree resin used in torches
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ →