Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Polynesian/aka

This Proto-Eastern 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 Polynesian

Etymology

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

Noun

*aka

root (of plant)

Descendants

Marquesic
- Hawaiian: aʻa
Rapa Nui: aka
Tahitic
- Maori-Moriori
  - Maori: aka
- Tahitian: aʻa

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aka

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