Where does “laa” come from?

laa (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

laa (Proto-Polynesian): sail

Definitions

  1. sail

Ancestry of “laa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceaniclayaʀsail
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
3Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ →