Where does “qarofa” come from?

qarofa (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan — love.

qarofa (Proto-Polynesian): love

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “qarofa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*qalopanlove
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləpanlove
3Proto-Austronesian*qaləpanlove

Words derived from “qarofa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan →