Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/pituqun

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-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən (“star”).

Noun

*pituqun

1. star (luminous celestial body)

Descendants

• Admiralty Islands:
  • Leipon: piti
  • Nauna: pitiw
• Central-Eastern Oceanic:
  • Central Pacific:
    • Proto-Polynesian: *fetuqu
      • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
        • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
          • Marquesic:
            • Hawaiian: hōkū
            • Mangarevan: ètu
            • Marquesan:
              • North Marquesan: hetuu
              • South Marquesan: fetuu
          • Rapa Nui: hetu'u
          • Tahitic:
            • Cook Islands Maori:
              • Mangaian: ‘etū
              • Rakahanga-Manihiki: fētū
              • Rarotongan: ‘ētū
              • Tongarevan: hetū
            • French Polynesia:
              • Tahitian: fetiʻa, fetū (obsolete)
              • Tuamotuan: fetuu, hetuu
            • New Zealand Maori–Moriori:
              • Maori: whetū
              • Moriori: whetu
          • Ellicean–Outlier:
            • Kapingamarangi: heduu
            • Nuguria: hetuu
            • Nukumanu: hetuu
            • Nukuoro: heduu
            • Pileni: hetū, fetū
            • Takuu: hetuu, fetuu
            • Tuvaluan: fetuu
          • Futunic:
            • East Futuna: fetu'u
            • Futuna-Aniwa: fatu
            • Pukapukan: wetū
            • West Uvean: fetuu
          • Samoic:
            • Samoan: fetū
            • Tokelauan: fetū
      • Tongic:
        • Niuafo'ou: fetuʻu
        • Niuean: fetū, fetuu
        • Tongan: fetuʻu
    • Rotuman: hefu
  • Micronesian: *fituu
    • Chuukic–Pohnpeic:
      • Chuukic:
        • Chuukese: fúú
        • Puluwat: fúú
        • Woleaian: fiusiu
      • Pohnpeic:
        • Mokilese: uju
        • Pingelapese: usu
        • Pohnpeian: usu
    • Gilbertese: itoi
    • Kosraean: itih
    • Marshallese: iju
  • Southeast Solomonic:
    • Arosi: hi'u
    • Bauro: higu
    • Bughotu: veitugu
  • Southern Oceanic:
    • Central Vanuatu:
      • Dakaka: mʷisiu
      • Paama: hitu
      • Southeast Ambrym: hitu
    • North Vanuatu:
      • Espiritu Santo:
        • Amblong: βitu
        • Mota: vitu
        • Narango: fit
      • Penama:
        • Central Maewo: vitiu
        • Marino: fitiu
        • Omba: fisiu (Lolovoli)
        • Raga: fisiu
        • West Ambae: vitu (Walaha)
      • Torres–Banks:
        • Hiw: βti
        • Merei: vitu
        • Mwotlap: ni-vit
• Temotu:
  • Asumboa: posuo
• Western Oceanic:
  • Meso-Melanesian:
    • Alu: bitobito, vitovito (Mono)
    • Banoni: pipito
    • Hakö: pitopito
    • Nehan: pitopit
  • North New Guinea:
    • Ngero–Vitiaz:
      • Bel:
        • Gedaged: patui
        • Takia: patui
      • Ngero:
        • Gitua: pitum
        • Mutu: pitum
      • Sio: pitu
    • Schouten:
      • Wogeo: itu
  • Papuan Tip:
    • Central Papuan Tip:
      • Sinagoro–Keapara:
        • Keapara: mitsiu (Kalo)
        • Sinaugoro: visiɣu, vitiɣu
      • West Central:
        • Lala (New Guinea): visiu
        • Motu: hisiu
        • Roro: bisiu
    • Kilivila-Misima:
      • Misima-Paneati: putun
      • Muyuw: utun

Further reading

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database – star
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *bituqen