Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/matikuku

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 a prefixed form of Proto-Central Pacific *kuku, from Proto-Oceanic *kuku, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kuku, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kuku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

*matikuku

  1. nail (on fingers and toes)

Descendants

  • East Futuna: matikuku
  • Mangarevan: matikuku
  • Maori: matikuku
  • Pukapukan: matikuku, motikuku
  • Rarotongan: matikuku
  • Tuamotuan: matikuku
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