Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/su

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 *sū, from Proto-Oceanic *suʀuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀuq (“sap, juice”).

Noun

*su

1. liquid

Adjective

*su

1. wet, watery

Descendants

• Tongan: hū
• Samoan: sū
• Hawaiian: ū

References

• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “suu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online