Where does “rotu” come from?

rotu (Rotokas) comes from Tok Pisin lotu, from Samoan Plantation Pidgin lotu, from Fijian lotu — religion.

rotu (Rotokas): church service

Definitions

  1. church service

Ancestry of “rotu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tok Pisinlotuchurch; religion
2Samoan Plantation Pidginlotuchurch
3Fijianlotureligion
Every word from Fijian lotu →Every word from Samoan Plantation Pidgin lotu →Every word from Tok Pisin lotu →