Reconstruction:Proto-Nuclear Polynesian/aka

This Proto-Nuclear 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-Nuclear Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ.

Noun

*aka

  1. root (of plant)

Descendants

  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *aka
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: aʻa
    • Tahitic
    • Rapa Nui: aka
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Ellicean
    • Samoic

Further reading

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