Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/qapu

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 *qabu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

*qapu

ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Oceanic
- Polynesian
  - Nuclear Polynesian
    - Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
      - Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
        Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
        Eastern Polynesian
        Rapa Nui: ikuvera

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qapu

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