Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/aka
Proto-Polynesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Central Pacific *(w)aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ. Cognates include Fijian waka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*aka[1]
- root (of plant)
- East Asian arrowroot (Pueraria lobata)
Descendants edit
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *aka
- Tongic