Where does “vaʻu” come from?

vaʻu (South Marquesan) comes from Proto-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Oceanic walu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

vaʻu (South Marquesan): eight

Definitions

  1. eight

Ancestry of “vaʻu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianwalueight
2Proto-Oceanicwalueight
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
6Proto-Austronesianwalueight
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian walu →