Where does “fale falaoa” come from?

fale falaoa (Samoan) comes from Samoan fale, from Proto-Polynesian fale, from Proto-Oceanic pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.

fale falaoa (Samoan): bakery

Definitions

  1. bakery

Ancestry of “fale falaoa”, step by step

fale falaoa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Samoan fale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanfalehouse
2Proto-Polynesianfalehouse
3Proto-Oceanicpalehouse adobe
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianbalay—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbalayhouse; hall
7Proto-Austronesianbalayhouse; hall

via Samoan falaoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanfalaoabread
2EnglishflourPowder obtained by grinding or milling cereal...
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