Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/faufau
Proto-Polynesian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central Pacific *vauvau, from Proto-Oceanic *pau, variant of *bou, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu (“odor, stench”).
Verb edit
*faufau
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From Proto-Central Pacific *vauvau, from Proto-Oceanic *pau, variant of *bou, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu (“odor, stench”).
*faufau