Where does “valu” come from?

valu (Uneapa) comes from Proto-Oceanic *palu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu — widow.

Ancestry of “valu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*palu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baluwidow
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *palu →