Where does “Lorosa'e” come from?

Lorosa'e (Tetum) comes from Tetum loro, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləjaw.

Lorosa'e (Tetum): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “Lorosa'e”, step by step

Lorosa'e traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tetum loro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetumlorosun
2Proto-Austronesian*qaləjaw—

via Tetum sa'e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tetumsa'eto go up, to climb
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaləjaw →Every word from Tetum loro →
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