Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/tolu

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 *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

**Proto-Oceanic cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : *tolu

*tolu

three

Descendants

Central-Eastern Oceanic: *tolu
- Central Pacific: *tolu
  - East Fijian:
    - Fijian: tolu
  - Proto-Polynesian: *tolu
    - Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *tolu
      - Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *toru
        Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: kolu
        South Marquesan: toʻu
        Tahitic:
        Maori: toru
        Tahitian: toru
        Rapa Nui: toru
      - Samoic-Outlier:
        Ellician:
        Tuvaluan: tolu
        Futunic:
        Pukapukan: tolu
        Wallisian: tolu
        Samoic:
        Niuatoputapu: tolu
        Samoan: tolu
        Tokelauan: tolu
    - Tongic: *tolu
      - Niuean: tolu
      - Tongan: tolu
- Southern Oceanic: *tolu
  - North-Central Vanuatu:
    - North Vanuatu:
      - Torres-Banks linkage: *tolu
        Mota: tol, tolu
        
        Mwotlap: vētēl
    - Central Vanuatu:
      - Malakula:
        Aulua: e ntil
        
        Big Nambas: itl
        
        Labo: tël
        
        Tirax: itil
        
        Maskelynes: itor
        
        Neverver: itl
        
        Vao: xetol
  - Southern Melanesian:
    - South Efate: itol
Temotu:
- Vanikoro:
  - Teanu: tete (< ti- + te < *tolu)
Western Oceanic: *tolu
- Meso-Melanesian: *tolu
  - Bali-Vitu:
    Uneapa: tolu