Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/qutan

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 *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*qutan

  1. bushland
  2. hinterland
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Descendants

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  • Central-Eastern oceanic:
    • Central Pacific:
      • Proto-Polynesian: *quta
        • Nuclear Polynesian:
          • Eastern Polynesian:
            • Marquesic:
              • Hawaiian: uka
              • Mangarevan: uta
              • South Marquesan: uta
            • Tahitic:
          • Western Polynesian:
            • Futunic
            • Samoic:
        • Tongic:
      • Rotuman: ufa
    • Micronesian:
    • Southern Oceanic:
      • Mota: uta
      • Southeast Ambrym: ut
  • Western Oceanic:

Further reading

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