Where does “ri-Bōļau” come from?

ri-Bōļau (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese Bōļau, from English Palau, from Palauan Belau, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.

ri-Bōļau (Marshallese): a Palauan

Definitions

  1. a Palauan

Ancestry of “ri-Bōļau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarshalleseBōļau—
2EnglishPalau—
3PalauanBelauPalau
4Proto-Austronesianbanuainhabited land
Every word from Proto-Austronesian banua →Every word from Palauan Belau →Every word from English Palau →