Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/tian

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 *tian, from Proto-Austronesian *tiaN.

Noun

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*tian

  1. belly, abdomen

Descendants

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  • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
    • Central Pacific:
      • Proto-Polynesian: *tia
        • Futunic:
          • Pukapukan: tia
        • Marquesic:
        • Tahitic:
      • Rotuman: fia
    • Micronesian: *tia
      • Marshallese: je
      • Ulithian: sie-
    • Southeast Solomonic:
    • Southern Oceanic:
  • Western Oceanic:
    • Meso-Melanesian:
    • North New Guinea:

Further reading

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