Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tunu

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

Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *tunu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tunu, from Proto-Austronesian *CuNuh.

Verb

*tunu

to cook on open fire; to roast, to grill

Descendants

Tongic
- Tongan: tunu
- Niuean: tunu
- Niuafo'ou: tunu
Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoic–Outlier
  - Ellicean–Outlier
    - Takuu: tunu
    - Tuvaluan: tunu
    - Kapingamarangi: dunu
  - Futunic
    - Anuta: tunu
    - East Futuna: tunu
    - Futuna-Aniwa: tunu
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: tunu
    - Tokelauan: tunu
- Eastern Polynesian
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: kunu
    - Mangarevan: tunu
    - North Marquesan: tunu
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: tunu
    - Tahitian: tunu
    - Rarotongan: tunu
  - Rapa Nui: tunu

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*CuNuh”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TUNU”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559