Where does “tūlei” come from?

tūlei (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *tulaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak — to push away; shove; repel.

tūlei (Samoan): to push; to shove

Definitions

  1. to push; to shove

Ancestry of “tūlei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*tulakito push over
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tulakto push away; shove; repel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tulaki →