Where does “tolusagavulu” come from?
tolusagavulu (Fijian) comes from Fijian tolu, from Proto-Oceanic tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.
tolusagavulu (Fijian): thirty
Definitions
- thirty
Ancestry of “tolusagavulu”, step by step
tolusagavulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Fijian tolu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fijian | tolu | three |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | tolu | three |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | three |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | təlu | three |
via Fijian sagavulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fijian | sagavulu | ten |