Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qaua

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-Oceanic *qaʀuas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀuas (“young growth stage of mullet”).

Noun

*qaua

  1. a kind of mullet

Descendants

  • Tongic
    • Tongan: ’aua
  • Nuclear Polynesian
    • Samoic–Outlier
    • Eastern Polynesian
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