Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah

→ Hawaiian makua (derived)

→ Indonesian tua (inherited)

→ Javanese tuwa (inherited)

→ Brunei Malay tua (inherited)

→ Brunei Malay tuha (inherited)

→ Maori matua (inherited)

→ South Marquesan motua (inherited)

→ Malay tua (mention)

→ Malay توا (mention)

→ Malay tuha (mention)

→ Malay توها (mention)

→ Niuean motua (inherited)

→ Rapa Nui matu'a (inherited)

→ Rarotongan matua (inherited)

→ Samoan matuā (derived)

→ Tetum tuan (inherited)

→ Tongan motuʻa (derived)

→ Tahitian metua (inherited)

→ Wallisian matua (inherited)