Where does “tutumalili” come from?
tutumalili (Samoan) comes from Proto-Indo-European tutu- — bird-cry, shriek.
tutumalili (Samoan): thrush
Definitions
- thrush
Ancestry of “tutumalili”, step by step
tutumalili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European tutu-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | tutu- | bird-cry, shriek |
via Samoan malili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoan | malili | — |