Where does “puamo” come from?
puamo (Samoan Plantation Pidgin) comes from Samoan fuāmoa, from Samoan moa, from Proto-Polynesian moa — fowl.
puamo (Samoan Plantation Pidgin): egg
Ancestry of “puamo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Samoan | fuāmoa | poultry egg, hen's egg |
| 2 | Samoan | moa | chicken or similar fowl |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | moa | fowl |