Reconstruction:Proto-Nuclear Polynesian/aka

This Proto-Nuclear 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-Nuclear Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

*aka

1. root (of plant)

Descendants

• Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *aka
  • Marquesic
    • Hawaiian: aʻa
  • Tahitic
    • Maori: aka
    • Tahitian: aʻa
  • Rapa Nui: aka
• Samoic-Outlier
  • Ellicean
    • Tuvaluan: aka
  • Samoic
    • Samoan: a'a
    • Tokelauan: aka

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aka