Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/paʀu

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

Noun

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*paʀu

  1. sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Descendants

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  • Western Oceanic
    • Mailu: waru
    • Meso-Melanesian
      • Northwest Solomonic
    • North New Guinea
    • Papuan Tip
      • Central
        • Sinagoro–Keapara
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic
    • Southern Oceanic
    • Southeast Solomonic
      • Bugotu–Gela
      • Malaita–Makira
    • Micronesian: *fau-fau
    • Central Pacific
      • Rotuman: hau
      • Fijian: vau
      • Proto-Polynesian: *fau
        • Tongic
        • Nuclear Polynesian
          • Samoic–Outlier
          • Eastern Polynesian
            • Marquesic
              • Hawaiian: hau
              • North Marquesan: hau
              • South Marquesan: fau
            • Tahitic