Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/quha

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 *quca, from Proto-Oceanic *qusan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN (“rain”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔuha/, /quha/

Noun

*quha

rain

Descendants

Tongic
- Tongan: ʻuha (“rain, to rain, rainy, wet”)
- Niuean: uha
- Niuafo'ou: ʻua
Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoic–Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Tuvaluan: ua
    - Kapingamarangi: ua
    - Nukuoro: ua
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: ua
    - Tokelauan: ua
- Eastern Polynesian
  - Marquesic
    - North Marquesan: ua
    - Mangarevan: ùa
    - Hawaiian: ua (“rain, to rain, rainy”)
  - Tahitic
    - Tahitian: ua
    - Rarotongan: ua
    - Maori: ua (“rain, to rain”)
  - Rapa Nui: ûa

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