Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/taʀaq

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *taʀaq.

Verb

*taʀaq[1]

  1. to hew wood with an adze

Descendants

  • Oceanic:
    • Fijian
    • Proto-Polynesian: *taa
      • Nuclear Polynesian:
        • Eastern Polynesian:
          • Marquesic:
          • Tahitic:
        • Ellicean:
      • Tongic:
  • Proto-Malayic: *tarah (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Rober Blust and Stephen Trussel (21 June 2020) The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary web edition - *taRaq[1]