Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/masina

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 *masina, from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈsi.na/

Noun

*masina

moon

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: mahina, Mahina
  - Rapa Nui: mahina
- Samoan-Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Kapingamarangi: mahina
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: masina
    - Tokelauan: māhina
Tongic
- Niuean: mahina
- Tongan: mahina