Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/faka

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

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Preposition

*faka

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Descendants

• Hawaiian: hoʻo-
• Maori: whaka-
• Penrhyn: aka-
• Rarotongan: ‘aka-
• Samoan: fa'a
• Tongan: faka
• Wallisian: faka