Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kau

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 *kayu, from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kau/

Noun

*kau

  1. wood; tree

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Western Polynesian:
  • Tongic:
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