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Where does “peka” come from?

peka (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian peka, from Proto-Oceanic bʷeka.

peka (Tongan): flying fox

Definitions

  1. flying fox

Ancestry of “peka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianpekabat
2Proto-Oceanicbʷeka—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic bʷeka →