Where does “lama” come from?
lama (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian rama, from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ.
lama (Hawaiian): torch; light
Ancestry of “lama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | rama | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | *ramaʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | damaʀ | — |
Words derived from “lama”