Where does “vāifale” come from?
vāifale (Tokelauan) comes from Tokelauan fale, from Proto-Polynesian fale, from Proto-Oceanic pale, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian balay, from Proto-Austronesian balay — house; hall.
vāifale (Tokelauan): space between houses
Definitions
- space between houses
Ancestry of “vāifale”, step by step
vāifale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tokelauan fale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelauan | fale | house |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | fale | house |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | pale | house adobe |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | balay | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | balay | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | balay | house; hall |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | balay | house; hall |
via Tokelauan vā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelauan | vā | space between two objects |