Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/qarop

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-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔarop/

Noun

*qarop

front (facing part)

Descendants

Western Oceanic
- North New Guinea
  - Kairiru: aro
  - Manam: aro
Central-Eastern Oceanic
- Proto-Polynesian: *qaro
  - Tongic
    - Niuean: ao
    - Tongan: ʻao
  - Nuclear Polynesian
    - Samoic–Outlier
      - Ellicean–Futunic
        East Futuna: ʻalo
        Futuna-Aniwa: aro
        Pukapukan: aro
        Tikopia: aro
        Tuvaluan: alo
      - Samoic
        Samoan: alo
        Tokelauan: alo
    - Eastern Polynesian
      - Marquesic
        Hawaiian: alo
        Mangarevan: aro
        North Marquesan: aʻo
        South Marquesan: aʻo
      - Tahitic
        Maori: aro
        Rakahanga-Manihiki: aro
        Rarotongan: aro
        Tahitian: aro
        Tuamotuan: aro
      - Rapa Nui: aro, ʻaro