Where does “la” come from?

la (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

la (Samoan): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “la”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*lasail a piece of fabric attached to a boat
2Proto-Oceaniclayaʀsail
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
4Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ →
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