Where does “tio” come from?

tio (Samoan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *tio, from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm — oyster.

tio (Samoan): worm snail (family Vermetidae)

Definitions

  1. worm snail (family Vermetidae)

Ancestry of “tio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*tiooyster mollusk
2Proto-Oceanic*tiʀomoyster mollusk
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantiʀəmoyster
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tiʀəm →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tio →