Where does “motua” come from?

motua (Niuean) comes from Proto-Polynesian matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS — old.

motua (Niuean): elder

Definitions

  1. elder

Ancestry of “motua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianmatuqaparent
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)tuqahold
3Proto-Austronesian(ma-)tuqaSold
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah →Every word from Proto-Polynesian matuqa →