Where does “arero” come from?
arero (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian qalelo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian deləq.
arero (Rapa Nui): tongue
Ancestry of “arero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | qalelo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | deləq | — |