Where does “totó” come from?
totó (Portuguese) comes from French toutou, from Proto-Polynesian *te-o-u-tou.
totó (Portuguese): dog; nerdy; nerd
Ancestry of “totó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | toutou | doggie, bow-wow; soft toy, stuffed animal |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *te-o-u-tou | — |