Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/ola

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 *wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wola, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada (“to exist”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ola/

Verb

*ola

  1. to be alive, exist

Descendants

  • Tongic:
    • Niuean: ola
    • Tongan: ola
  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Ellicean:
      • Samoic:
      • Ellicean–Outlier:
        • Kapingamarangi: ora
        • Tuvaluan: ola
      • Eastern Polynesian:
        • Central Eastern Polynesian:
          • Marquesic:
          • Tahitic:
        • Rapa Nui: ora
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