Where does “*lau” come from?

*lau (Proto-Nuclear Polynesian) comes from Proto-Polynesian rau, from Proto-Oceanic raun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

Ancestry of “*lau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianrauhundred
2Proto-OceanicraunUsed to count certain objects
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf

Words derived from “*lau”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic raun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian rau →