The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Words for the paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera, hence the native cloth made from it, and the former native male dress, a piece of passed between the thighs and fastened with a girdle; if not passed between the legs it is in Fijian

malo

  • *malaw paper mulberry tree: Brousonnetia papyrifera, used to make bark cloth; men’s loincloth made from this material [Etymon]
  • malaw paper mulberry tree: Brousonnetia papyrifera, used to make bark cloth; men’s loincloth made from this material