Where does “tulaki” come from?

tulaki (Tongan) comes from Proto-Polynesian *tulaki, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak — to push away; shove; repel.

tulaki (Tongan): to push over; to knock over; to tip over

Definitions

  1. to push over; to knock over; to tip over

Ancestry of “tulaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*tulakito push over
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tulakto push away; shove; repel
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tulak →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tulaki →