Where does “tolu” come from?

tolu (Niuean) comes from Proto-Polynesian tolu, from Proto-Oceanic tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

tolu (Niuean): three

Definitions

  1. three

Ancestry of “tolu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantoluthree
2Proto-Oceanictoluthree
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantəlu—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiantəlu—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
6Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu →