Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kai

This Proto-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-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈka.i/

Noun

*kai

food

Descendants

Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
  - Hawaiian: ʻai
  - Maori: kai
    - → English: kai
  - Rapa Nui: kai
Tongan: kai

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