Where does “alo” come from?

alo (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian qaro, from Proto-Oceanic qarop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp — front.

alo (Samoan): smooth, soft side of a thing

Definitions

  1. smooth, soft side of a thing

Ancestry of “alo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqarofront
2Proto-Oceanicqaropfront
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqadəpfront
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qadəp →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qarop →Every word from Proto-Polynesian qaro →