Where does “alo” come from?

alo (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian qaro, from Proto-Oceanic qarop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp — front.

alo (Hawaiian): front; face; presence

Definitions

  1. front; face; presence

Ancestry of “alo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqarofront
2Proto-Oceanicqaropfront
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqadəpfront
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qarop →Every word from Proto-Polynesian qaro →