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
Ancestry of “ʻone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | qone | sand |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | qone | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qənay | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | qənay | — |