Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fara

This Proto-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-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *vadra, from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfara/

Noun

*fara

any of the screw pines; Pandanus spp.

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *fala
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *fara
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: hala
    - Mangarevan: ʻara
    - North Marquesan: haʻa
    - South Marquesan: faʻa
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: whara, hara
    - Rakahanga-Manihiki: hara
    - Rarotongan: ‘ara
    - Tahitian: fara
    - Tuamotuan: fara, hara
- Western Polynesian:
  - Ellicean–Outlier:
    - Kapingamarangi: hala
    - Nukumanu: hara
    - Pileni: hala
    - Sikaiana: hala
    - Takuu: fara, hara
    - Tuvaluan: fala
  - Futunic:
    - Anuta: para, paa
    - East Futuna: fala
    - Futuna-Aniwa: fara
    - Pukapukan: wala
    - Tikopia: fara
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: fala
    - Tokelauan: fala
Tongic: *faa
- Niuean: fā
- Tongan: fā, faá