Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/(w)akaʀ

This Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

*(w)akaʀ

root (of plant)

Descendants

Halmahera-Cenderawasih: *wakaʀ
Oceanic: *(w)akaʀ
- Central-Eastern Oceanic
  - Polynesian: *aka
    - Nuclear Polynesian: *aka
      - Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
        Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
        Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
        Eastern Polynesian: *aka
        Marquesic
        Hawaiian: aʻa
        
        Rapa Nui: aka
        
        Tahitic
        Maori-Moriori
        Maori: aka
        
        Tahitian: aʻa
    - Tongic
      - Tongan: aka

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