Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/ola

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Central Pacific *wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wola, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada (“to exist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ola/

Verb

*ola

1. to be alive, exist

Descendants

• Tongic:
  • Niuean: ola
  • Tongan: ola
• Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Ellicean:
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: ola
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Kapingamarangi: ora
      • Tuvaluan: ola
    • Eastern Polynesian:
      • Central Eastern Polynesian:
        • Marquesic:
          • Hawaiian: ola
        • Tahitic:
          • Maori: ora
          • Tahitian: ora
      • Rapa Nui: ora