Where does “jö” come from?

jö (Xârâcùù) comes from Proto-Oceanic *sao(t), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saət.

jö (Xârâcùù): lance, spear

Definitions

  1. lance, spear

Ancestry of “jö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*sao(t)—
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*saət—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*saət—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*saət—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saət →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *saət →