Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/apa

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronoun

*apa

1. what (interrogative)

Descendants

• Proto-Polynesian:
  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *afa
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      • Hawaiian: aha
      • Maori: aha
      • Rapa Nui: aha
      • Tahitian: aha

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *apa