Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/timu

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 *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /timuʀ/

Noun

*timu

  1. southeast monsoon

Descendants

  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Eastern Polynesian:
      • Central Eastern Polynesian:
        • Marquesic:
          • Hawaiian: kimu
        • Tahitic:
    • Western Polynesian:
      • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Futunic:
        • Anuta: timu
        • Futuna-Aniwa: tsimu
        • Pukapukan: timu
      • Samoic:
  • Tongic:
    • Tongan: tsimu
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