Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fai
Proto-Polynesian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Central Pacific *vai, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.
Noun
edit*fai
- ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)
Descendants
edit- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Western Polynesian:
- Tongic:
- Tongan: fai
Further reading
editReferences
edit- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, page 922
Categories:
- Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Proto-Polynesian lemmas
- Proto-Polynesian nouns