Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/qatop

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 *qatəp, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Noun

*qatop

roof (the cover at the top of a building)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Oceanic
- Polynesian: *ato
  - Nuclear Polynesian
    - Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
      - Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
        Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
        Eastern Polynesian
        Tahitic
        Maori-Moriori
        Maori: ato

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qatop

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