Where does “leo” come from?

leo (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian leo, from Proto-Oceanic leqo, from Proto-Oceanic *(qa-)liqoʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀ — neck.

leo (Hawaiian): voice; sound; command; verbal message

Definitions

  1. voice; sound; command; verbal message

Ancestry of “leo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianleovoice; language; speech
2Proto-Oceanicleqo
3Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
7Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck

Words derived from “leo

Every word from Proto-Austronesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian liqəʀEvery word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ
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