Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/puqu

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 *vuqu, from Proto-Oceanic *puqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puʔu/, /puqu/

Noun

*puqu

  1. base of a tree
  2. origin

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • Hawaiian: pū
        • North Marquesan: puu
      • Tahitic:
        • Maori: pū
        • Penrhyn: pū
        • Rakahanga-Manihiki: pu
        • Rarotongan: pū
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Ontong Java: puu
    • Futunic:
  • Tongic:
    • Niuafo'ou: fuʻu
    • Niuean: fū
    • Tongan: fuʻu

References

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