Where does “laʻe” come from?

laʻe (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *laqe, from Proto-Oceanic *raqe-, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daqi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih, from Proto-Austronesian daqiS — forehead.

Ancestry of “laʻe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*laqeforehead part of face above eyebrows
2Proto-Oceanic*raqe-forehead part of face above eyebrows
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*daqi—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqihforehead
5Proto-AustronesiandaqiSforehead

Words derived from “laʻe”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daqiS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqih →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daqi →
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