Where does “iloatino” come from?

iloatino (Tokelauan) comes from Tokelauan tino, from Proto-Polynesian *tino.

iloatino (Tokelauan): to know for a fact

Definitions

  1. to know for a fact

Ancestry of “iloatino”, step by step

iloatino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tokelauan tino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tokelauantinobody
2Proto-Polynesian*tino—

via Tokelauan iloa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tokelauaniloaknowledge
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tino →Every word from Tokelauan tino →