Where does “vae” come from?

vae (Tokelauan) comes from Proto-Polynesian wahe, from Austronesian *bahi.

vae (Tokelauan): leg, foot

Definitions

  1. leg, foot

Ancestry of “vae”, step by step

vae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Polynesian wahe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianwahe—
2Austronesian*bahi—

via Proto-Polynesian *waqe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*waqe—

Words derived from “vae”

Every word from Austronesian *bahi →Every word from Proto-Polynesian wahe →