Where does “tuleki” come from?

tuleki (Pukapukan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *tulaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak — to push away; shove; repel.

tuleki (Pukapukan): to push over; to push down

Definitions

  1. to push over; to push down

Ancestry of “tuleki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*tulakito push over
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tulakto push away; shove; repel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tulaki →