Where does “moloe” come from?

moloe (Teanu) comes from Proto-Oceanic meʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)iʀaq — red.

moloe (Teanu): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “moloe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicmeʀaqred having red as its colour
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)iʀaqred
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