Where does “tola” come from?

tola (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Malay tolak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak — to push away; shove; repel.

tola (North Moluccan Malay): to push

Definitions

  1. to push

Ancestry of “tola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytolakto push
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tulakto push away; shove; repel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak →Every word from Malay tolak →