Where does “kalo” come from?

kalo (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs — taro.

kalo (Hawaiian): taro; colocasia

Definitions

  1. taro; colocasia

Ancestry of “kalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantalotaro, eddo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaləstaro

Words derived from “kalo”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs →Every word from Proto-Polynesian talo →