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

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “va'u”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa NuivaruObsolete spelling of va'u
2Proto-Polynesianwalueight
3Proto-Oceanicwalueight
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
7Proto-Austronesianwalueight
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu →