Where does “alelo” come from?

alelo (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian qalelo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian deləq.

alelo (Hawaiian): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “alelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqalelo—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandeləq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian deləq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian qalelo →