Where does “fa'atama” come from?
fa'atama (Samoan) comes from Samoan fa'a, from Proto-Polynesian faka — like.
fa'atama (Samoan): a tomboy; more generally, a biologically female...
Definitions
- a tomboy; more generally, a biologically female...
Ancestry of “fa'atama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Samoan | fa'a | in the manner of; in fashion |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | faka | like |