Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/tian

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 *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

*tian

  1. belly, abdomen

Descendants

  • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
    • Central Pacific:
      • Proto-Polynesian: *tia
        • Futunic:
          • Pukapukan: tia
        • Marquesic:
        • Tahitic:
      • Rotuman: fia
    • Micronesian: *tia
      • Marshallese: je
      • Ulithian: sie-
    • Southeast Solomonic:
      • Lau: īa
      • Sa'a: ie
    • Southern Oceanic:
  • Western Oceanic:
    • Meso-Melanesian:
      • Northwest Solomonic:
        • Mono–Uruavan:
        • New Georgia:
        • Ysabel:
      • St. George:
    • North New Guinea:
      • Kairiru: tiye-
      • Mengen: sia-

Further reading

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