Where does “lama” come from?

lama (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian rama, from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ — tree resin used in torches.

lama (Samoan): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “lama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianramatorch
2Proto-Oceanic*ramaʀtree resin used in torches
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandamaʀtree resin used in torches
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian damaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ →Every word from Proto-Polynesian rama →