Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fufu

Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific vuvu, from Proto-Oceanic *pupuk, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk.

Noun

*fufu

1. weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: huhu
      • Mangarevan: ʻuʻu
      • North Marquesan: huhu
    • Rapa Nui: huhu
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: huhu
      • Rarotongan: ʻuʻu
      • Tahitian: huhu
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean-Outlier:
      • Tuvaluan: pupu, uu
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: fufu

References

• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online - FUFU.1