Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/(w)akaʀ

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

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

Noun

*(w)akaʀ

root (of plant)

Descendants

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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