Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fara

This Proto-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-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *vadra, from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfara/

Noun

*fara

  1. any of the screw pines; Pandanus spp.

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *fala
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *fara
      • Marquesic:
        • Hawaiian: hala
        • Mangarevan: ʻara
        • North Marquesan: haʻa
        • South Marquesan: faʻa
      • Tahitic:
    • Western Polynesian:
  • Tongic: *faa

Further reading

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