Where does “ʻone” come from?

ʻone (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian qone, from Proto-Oceanic qone, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qənay, from Proto-Austronesian qənay.

ʻone (Tongan): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “ʻone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqonesand
2Proto-Oceanicqone—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqənay—
4Proto-Austronesianqənay—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian qənay →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qənay →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qone →