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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

*fola

spread out

Descendants edit

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 edit

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