Where does “lele” come from?

lele (Niuean) comes from Proto-Polynesian lele, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laʀiv.

lele (Niuean): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “lele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianleleto fly
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laʀiv—

Words derived from “lele”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laʀiv →Every word from Proto-Polynesian lele →