Where does “tolu” come from?
tolu (Proto-Oceanic) comes from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.
Ancestry of “tolu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | təlu | three |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | təlu | three |
Words derived from “tolu”