Where does “pule” come from?

pule (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq — buttocks.

pule (Tongan): cowrie shell; authority; leader; boss

Definitions

  1. cowrie shell; authority; leader; boss

Ancestry of “pule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianpulecowrie
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuliqbuttocks
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian pule →