Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bahu

This Proto-Malayo-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Alternative forms

  • *bahuq

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bahu/

Noun

*bahu

  1. smell (sensation)

Descendants

  • Chamorro: pao
  • Proto-Malayic: *bau
  • >? Old Javanese: ambö
  • Proto-Oceanic: *pau
    • Central Pacific: *vauvau
      • Proto-Polynesian: *faufau
        • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
          • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
            • Marquesic:
            • Tahitic:
              • Rarotongan: 'au'au
              • Tahitian: faufau
          • Ellicean-Outlier:
            • Tuvaluan: faufau
          • Futunic:
            • Tikopia: faufau
  • Proto-Philippine: *bahuq
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