Where does “*lua” come from?

*lua (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic luaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq.

Ancestry of “*lua”, step by step

*lua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Oceanic luaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicluaq—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianluaq—

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*luaŋhole
2Proto-Austronesian*luaŋ—

Words derived from “*lua”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic luaq →