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

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “timu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantimusoutheast monsoon
2Proto-Oceanictimuʀsoutheast monsoon
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantimuʀsoutheast monsoon
4Proto-Austronesiantimuʀsouth or east wind
Every word from Proto-Austronesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian timuʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic timuʀ →