Where does “lawe” come from?

lawe (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *lawe, from Proto-Oceanic *lawe.

lawe (Hawaiian): bearer; to transport, carry, take, bring; to...

Definitions

  1. bearer; to transport, carry, take, bring; to...

Ancestry of “lawe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*lawe—
2Proto-Oceanic*lawe—

Words derived from “lawe”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *lawe →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *lawe →
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