Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/unu
Proto-Polynesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Oceanic *unus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hunus, from Proto-Austronesian *SuNus.
Verb edit
*unu
- (transitive) to take out, to pull out
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Nuclear Polynesian
- Tongic
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Oceanic *unum, cf. Fijian unu.
Verb edit
*unu
- Alternative form of *inu (“to drink”).
Descendants edit
- Nuclear Polynesian