Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fola

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-Oceanic *polac, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj.

Verb

*fola

1. spread out

Descendants

• Tongic
  • Niuean: fola
  • Tongan: fola
• Nuclear Polynesian
  • Samoic–Outlier
    • Ellicean
      • Tuvaluan: fola
      • Tikopia: fora
      • Sikaiana: hola
    • Futunic
      • East Futuna: fola
      • Anuta: porapora
      • Pukapukan: wolawola
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: fola
      • Tokelauan: fola
  • Eastern Polynesian
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: hola
      • North Marquesan: hohoʻa
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: hora
      • Tahitian: hohora
      • Rarotongan: ‘ora
    • Rapa Nui: hohora

References

• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “FOLA”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online