Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/masakit

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 edit

Etymology edit

From a prefixed form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakit.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /masakit/

Adjective edit

*masakit

sick, painful

Descendants edit

Western Oceanic
- Gitua: mazai
- Muduapa: mazahi
- Uneapa: mazahiti
Central-Eastern Oceanic
- Southeast Solomonic
  - Ghari: masahi
  - To'abaita: mataqi
- Southern Oceanic
  - Mota: masag
  - North Efate: masaki
- Micronesian
  - Marshallese: metak
  - Woleaian: metagi
- Central Pacific
  - Rotuman: masa'i
  - Fijian: macake
  - Proto-Polynesian: *masaki
    - Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
      - Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
        Hawaiian: maʻi
        Maori: mahaki, maki
        Rapa Nui: maki
        Tahitian: maʻi
      - Western Polynesian:
        East Futuna: masaki, maki
        Samoan: maʻi
        Tuvaluan: mahaki
    - Tongic:
      - Niuean: maki
      - Tongan: mahaki, mahagi