Where does “ola” come from?

ola (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wada, from Proto-Austronesian *wada.

ola (Proto-Polynesian): to be alive, exist

Definitions

  1. to be alive, exist

Ancestry of “ola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicwolato be exist
2Proto-Oceanic*wada—
3Proto-Austronesian*wada—

Words derived from “ola”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic wola →