Where does “reo” come from?
reo (Maori) comes from Proto-Nuclear 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.
reo (Maori): voice; speech, utterance; language
Definitions
- voice; speech, utterance; language
Ancestry of “reo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | *leo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |