Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bahu

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Alternative forms

*bahuq

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bahu/

Noun

*bahu

smell (sensation)

Descendants

Chamorro: pao
Proto-Malayic: *bau
- Brunei Malay: bau
- Malay: bau
  - Indonesian: bau
- Iban: bau
Proto-Oceanic: *pau
- Central Pacific: *vauvau
  - Proto-Polynesian: *faufau
    - Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
      - Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
        Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: hauhau
        North Marquesan: hauhau
        Tahitic:
        Rarotongan: 'au'au
        Tahitian: faufau
      - Ellicean-Outlier:
        Tuvaluan: faufau
      - Futunic:
        Tikopia: faufau
Proto-Philippine: *bahuq
- Tagalog: baho

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