Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fata

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 *vata, from Proto-Oceanic *pataʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.ta/

Noun

*fata

  1. shelf
  2. bedframe (of wooden or bamboo laths)

Descendants

  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Eastern Polynesian:
      • Hawaiian: haka
      • Maori: whata
      • Rarotongan: ata
    • Western Polynesian:
  • Tongic:
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