Where does “ā” come from?

ā (Rarotongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian fa, from Proto-Oceanic pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

ā (Rarotongan): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “ā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianfafour
2Proto-Oceanicpatfour
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianpatfour
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianpat—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
6Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian pat →