Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qaua

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-Oceanic *qaʀuas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀuas (“young growth stage of mullet”).

Noun

*qaua

a kind of mullet

Descendants

Tongic
- Tongan: ’aua
Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoic–Outlier
  - Pukapukan: aua
  - Samoan: aua
  - Tokelauan: aua
- Eastern Polynesian
  - Maori: aua

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qaRuas

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