Where does “lua” come from?

lua (Tokelauan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *lua, from Proto-Oceanic luaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq.

lua (Tokelauan): to be two

Definitions

  1. to be two

Ancestry of “lua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*lua—
2Proto-Oceanicluaq—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianluaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian luaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic luaq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *lua →