Reconstruction:Proto-Nuclear Polynesian/wai

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 *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

Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
- Anuta: vai
- Ellicean
  - Kapingamarangi: wai
  - Nukuoro: vai
  - Ontong Java: vai
  - Takuu: vai
- Tikopia: vai
- Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
  - Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
    - Eastern Polynesian: *wai
      - Marquesic
        Hawaiian: wai
        
        Mangarevan: vai
        
        North Marquesan: vai
      - Rapa Nui: vai
      - Tahitic
        Maori-Moriori
        Maori: wai
        
        Rarotongan: vai
        
        Tahitian: vai
  - Penrhyn: vai
  - Tuvaluan: vai

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