Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fale

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 *vale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

*fale

house

Descendants

Niuean: fale
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Hawaiian: hale
  - Mangarevan: hare
  - Maori: whare
    - → English: whare
  - Rapa Nui: hare
  - Tahitian: fare
  - North Marquesan: haʻe
  - South Marquesan: faʻe
- Rennellese: hage
- Samoan: fale
- Tokelauan: fale
- Tuvaluan: fale
Tongan: fale