Where does “*fola” come from?

*fola (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *polas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj — spread out to dry in the sun.

*fola (Proto-Polynesian): spread out

Definitions

  1. spread out

Ancestry of “*fola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*polasspread out to dry in the sun
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bəlajspread out to dry in the sun

Words derived from “*fola”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *polas →