Reconstruction:Proto-Nuclear Polynesian/aka

This Proto-Nuclear 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-Nuclear Polynesian

Etymology

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

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

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aka

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