Appendix:Proto-Oceanic/(w)akaʀ

This entry contains Proto-Oceanic reconstructed words 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-Oceanic

Etymology

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

Noun

*(w)akaʀ

1. root (of plant)

Descendants

• Central-Eastern Oceanic
  • Polynesian: *aka
    • Nuclear Polynesian: *aka
      • Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
        • Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
          • Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
            • Eastern Polynesian: *aka
              • Marquesic
                • Hawaiian: aʻa
              • Rapa Nui: aka
              • Tahitic
                • Maori-Moriori
                  • Maori: aka
                • Tahitian: aʻa
    • Tongic
      • Tongan: aka

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *wakaʀ
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *akaʀ