Where does “onole” come from?

onole (Teanu) comes from Proto-Oceanic *kanase, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaNasay, from Proto-Austronesian *kanasay.

onole (Teanu): bluespot mullet (Valamugil seheli)

Definitions

  1. bluespot mullet (Valamugil seheli)

Ancestry of “onole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*kanase—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaNasay—
3Proto-Austronesian*kanasay—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kanasay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaNasay →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kanase →