Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kutu

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-Central Pacific *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

*kutu

1. louse

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Hawaiian: ʻuku
    • Maori: kutu
    • Rapa Nui: kutu
    • Tahitian: ʻutu
• Tongic:
  • Tongan: kutu
  • Niuean: kutu