Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/mala

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 *mala, from Proto-Oceanic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.la/

Noun

*mala

  1. misfortune, disaster

Descendants

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

Further reading

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