Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tupu

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 *tubu, from Proto-Oceanic *tubuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, *tumbuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tubuq.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tubuʔ/, /tubuq/

Verb

*tupu

(intransitive) to grow (to become bigger)

Descendants

Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: kupu
    - Mangarevan: tupu
    - Marquesan: tupu
  - Rapa Nui: tupu
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: tupu, tipu (dialectal)
    - Rarotongan: tupu
    - Tahitian: tupu
    - Tuamotuan: tupu
- Western Polynesian:
  - Ellicean–Outlier:
    - Nukuoro: tumu, dubu
    - Sikaiana: tupu
    - Tuvaluan: tupu
  - Futunic:
    - East Futuna: tupu
    - Futuna-Aniwa: tupu
    - Pukapukan: tupu
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: tupu
    - Tokelauan: tupu
Tongic:
- Niuean: tupu
- Tongan: tupu