Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Polynesian/wai

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 *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*wai

water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

Marquesic
- Hawaiian: wai
- Mangarevan: vai
- North Marquesan: vai
Rapa Nui: vai
Tahitic
- Maori-Moriori
  - Maori: wai
- Rarotongan: vai
- Tahitian: vai

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