Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fai
Proto-Polynesian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central Pacific *vai, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.
Noun edit
*fai
- ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)
Descendants edit
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Western Polynesian:
- Tongic:
- Tongan: fai
Further reading edit
References edit
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, page 922.