Where does “pule” come from?
pule (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq.
pule (Samoan): shell; cowrie
Ancestry of “pule”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | pule | cowrie |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | buliq | — |