Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fatu

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 1

From Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

Noun

*fatu

  1. stone

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
      • Rapa Nui: hatu
      • Tahitic:
        • Maori: whatu
        • Rakahanga-Manihiki: fatu
        • Rarotongan: ‘atu
        • Tahitian: fatu
        • Tuamotuan: fatu
    • Samoic–Outlier:
  • Tongic:

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *patuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ.

Verb

*fatu

  1. to weave; to plait

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
      • Rapa Nui: hatu
      • Tahitic:
        • Maori: whatu
        • Rakahanga-Manihiki: fatu
        • Rarotongan: ‘atu
        • Tahitian: fatu
        • Tuamotuan: fatu
    • Samoic–Outlier:
  • Tongic:

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