Where does “lau” come from?

lau (Mota) comes from Proto-Oceanic *laur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud, from Proto-Austronesian lahud — downstream.

lau (Mota): seaside as opposed to the inland

Definitions

  1. seaside as opposed to the inland

Ancestry of “lau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*laursea
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlahuddownstream
3Proto-Austronesianlahuddownstream
Every word from Proto-Austronesian lahud →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lahud →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *laur →