Where does “ālio” come from?

ālio (Tokelauan) comes from Samoan ʻārio, from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

ālio (Tokelauan): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “ālio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Samoanʻārio—
2Ancient Greekἄργυροςsilver; money
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄργυρος →Every word from Samoan ʻārio →