Where does “va'u” come from?
va'u (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui varu, from Proto-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Oceanic walu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.
va'u (Rapa Nui): eight
Ancestry of “va'u”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Rapa Nui | varu | Obsolete spelling of va'u |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | walu | eight |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | walu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | walu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | walu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | walu | eight |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | walu | eight |