Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/qaʀus

This Proto-Eastern Malayo-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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun

*qaʀus

  1. current (water)

Descendants

  • Proto-Oceanic: *qaʀus
    • Central-Eastern Oceanic
      • Proto-Polynesian: *au
        • Nuclear Polynesian
          • Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
            • Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
              • Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
                • Eastern Polynesian
                  • Marquesic
                    • Hawaiian: au
                  • Tahitic
                    • Maori-Moriori
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