Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/au

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

From Proto-Central Pacific *au, from Proto-Oceanic *(i-)au, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

*au

1. I, me, my

Descendants

• Hawaiian: au, wau, a'u
• Rapa Nui: au
• Maori: au, ahau, aku
• Niuean: au, -ku
• Samoan: aʻu, ʻou
• Tahitian: au, vau
• Tokelauan: au
• Tongan: au, ou
• Tuvaluan: au, -ku