Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/raqan kayu

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw.

Noun

*raqan kayu

  1. wood; tree

Descendants

  • Proto-Polynesian: *raqakau
    • Hawaiian: lāʻau
    • Maori: rākau
    • Rapa Nui: rakau
    • Rarotongan: rākau
    • Samoan: lāʻau
    • Tahitian: rā'au