Where does “fa'amolemole” come from?

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

fa'amolemole (Samoan): please

Definitions

  1. please

Ancestry of “fa'amolemole”, step by step

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

via Samoan fa'a

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

via Samoan molemole

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