Where does “rau” come from?

rau (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Oceanic raun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

rau (Proto-Polynesian): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “rau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-OceanicraunUsed to count certain objects
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf

Words derived from “rau”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic raun →