Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/qapu

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

*qapu

  1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

  • Central-Eastern Oceanic
    • Proto-Polynesian: *efu
      • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *efu
        • Proto-Eastern Polynesian
          • Central-Eastern Polynesian
          • Rapa Nui: ikuvera