Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/ika

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 *ika, from Proto-Oceanic *ikan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.ka/

Noun

*ika

  1. fish

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Niuatoputapu: ika
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Samoan: i'a
  • Tongan: ika
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