Where does “timu” come from?
timu (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian timu, from Proto-Oceanic timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ — south or east wind.
timu (Samoan): rain
Ancestry of “timu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | timu | southeast monsoon |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | timuʀ | southeast monsoon |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | timuʀ | southeast monsoon |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | timuʀ | south or east wind |