Where does “Aso Lua” come from?

Aso Lua (Samoan) comes from Samoan lua, from Proto-Polynesian *lua, from Proto-Oceanic luaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq.

Aso Lua (Samoan): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “Aso Lua”, step by step

Aso Lua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Samoan lua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanluatwo
2Proto-Polynesian*lua—
3Proto-Oceanicluaq—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianluaq—

via Samoan aso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanasoday
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic luaq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *lua →