Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/matuqa

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 *matuqa, from Proto-Oceanic *matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah (compare Indonesian and Malay tua), from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈtu.ʔa/

Noun

*matuqa

parent

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: makua
    - Mangarevan: matua
    - South Marquesan: motua
  - Rapa Nui: matu'a
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: matua
    - Rarotongan: matua
    - Tahitian: metua
- Western Polynesian:
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: matuā
    - Tongan: motuʻa
- Wallisian: matua
Tongic:
- Niuean: motua