Where does “*ŋalu” come from?

*ŋalu (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *ŋalun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalun — a long rolling wave; a billow.

Ancestry of “*ŋalu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*ŋalun—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqaluna long rolling wave; a billow
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qalun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ŋalun →