Where does “atua” come from?

atua (Tuvaluan) comes from Proto-Polynesian qatua, from Proto-Oceanic qatuan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan — deity.

atua (Tuvaluan): god; almighty one; Lord

Definitions

  1. god; almighty one; Lord

Ancestry of “atua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqatuagod
2Proto-Oceanicqatuan—
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatuan—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianqatuan—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatuandeity
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatuan →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatuan →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian qatuan →