Appendix:Proto-Polynesian/aka

This entry contains Proto-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈa.ka/

Noun

*aka

1. root (of plant)

Descendants

• 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 – *aka