Where does “ora” come from?

ora (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian ola, from Proto-Oceanic wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wada, from Proto-Austronesian *wada.

ora (Rapa Nui): live

Definitions

  1. live

Ancestry of “ora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianolato be alive, exist
2Proto-Oceanicwolato be exist
3Proto-Oceanic*wada—
4Proto-Austronesian*wada—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *wada →Every word from Proto-Oceanic wola →