Where does “po” come from?

po (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *po, from Proto-Oceanic boŋi, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi.

po (Samoan): night

Definitions

  1. night

Ancestry of “po”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*po—
2Proto-Oceanicboŋi—
3Proto-Austronesianbəʀŋi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi →Every word from Proto-Oceanic boŋi →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *po →