Where does “fa'amaulalo” come from?

fa'amaulalo (Samoan) comes from Samoan fa'a, from Proto-Polynesian faka — like.

fa'amaulalo (Samoan): to lower

Definitions

  1. to lower

Ancestry of “fa'amaulalo”, step by step

fa'amaulalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Samoan fa'a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanfa'ain the manner of; in fashion
2Proto-Polynesianfakalike

via Samoan maulalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanmaulalo—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian faka →Every word from Samoan fa'a →