Where does “motoe” come from?

motoe (Teanu) comes from Proto-Oceanic *mataq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mətaq.

motoe (Teanu): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “motoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*mataq—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmətaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mətaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *mataq →
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