Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/aka

This Proto-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Central Pacific *(w)aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ. Cognates include Fijian waka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ka/

Noun

*aka

1. root (of plant)
2. East Asian arrowroot (Pueraria lobata)

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *aka
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *aka
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: aʻa
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: aka
      • Tahitian: aʻa
    • Rapa Nui: aka
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Ellicean
      • Tuvaluan: aka
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: a'a
      • Tokelauan: aka
• Tongic
  • Niuafo'ou: aka
  • Niuean: aka, vaka
  • Tongan: aka

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aka