Where does “rama” come from?

rama (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ — tree resin used in torches.

rama (Proto-Polynesian): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “rama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*ramaʀtree resin used in torches
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandamaʀtree resin used in torches

Words derived from “rama”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ →