Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/hau

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 *cau, from Proto-Oceanic *saʀum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈha.u/

Noun

*hau[1]

  1. needle
  2. (specifically) tattooing needle

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *au
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *au
      • Tahitic
        • Austral: au
        • Maori: au
        • Rakahanga-Manihiki: au
        • Rapa: au
        • Rarotongan: au
        • Tahitian: au
        • Tuamotuan: au
    • Samoic-Outlier
      • Ellicean
        • Nukuoro: au
        • Ontong Java: au
        • Takuu: au
        • Tuvaluan: au
      • Futunic
        • Rennellese: au
        • Tikopia: sau
        • Wallisian: hau
        • West Uvean: sau
      • Samoic
        • Samoan: au
        • Tokelauan: au
  • Tongic

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “HAU”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
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