Where does “*tio” come from?

*tio (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm — oyster.

*tio (Proto-Polynesian): oyster mollusk

Definitions

  1. oyster mollusk

Ancestry of “*tio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*tiʀomoyster mollusk
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiʀəmoyster

Words derived from “*tio”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom →