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Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tio

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *tio, from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiʀəm.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tio/

Noun

*tio

  1. oyster (mollusk)

Descendants
  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • Hawaiian: kio
        • Mangarevan: tio
        • North Marquesan: tio
        • South Marquesan: tio
      • Tahitic:
    • Western Polynesian:
      • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Futunic:
      • Samoic:
    • Tongic:

Further reading
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