Where does “talo” come from?

talo (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs — taro.

talo (Tongan): taro

Definitions

  1. taro

Ancestry of “talo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantalotaro, eddo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaləstaro
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs →Every word from Proto-Polynesian talo →