Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta.pa/

Noun

*tapa

edge; boundary
(by extension) tapa (bordered cloth)

Descendants

Niuean: hiapo
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Hawaiian: kapa
  - Maori: tapa
- Samoan: siapo
Tongan: hiapo, tapa
- → English: tapa

References

Entry tapa.1 “bark cloth”, Polynesian Lexicon Online (Pollex).
Entry tapa.3 “edge, margin”, Polynesian Lexicon Online (Pollex).

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