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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | rau | hundred |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | raun | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |