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Where does “*popo” come from?
*popo (Proto-Polynesian) comes from English poo-poo, from Proto-Oceanic *posi.
Ancestry of “*popo”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
poo-poo
poo
2
Proto-Oceanic
*posi
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Words derived from “*popo”
pōpō
kinipōpō
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