Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/masina

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 *masina, from Proto-Oceanic *sinaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sinaʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈsi.na/

Noun

*masina

1. moon

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: mahina, Mahina
    • Rapa Nui: mahina
  • Samoan-Outlier
    • Ellicean
      • Kapingamarangi: mahina
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: masina
      • Tokelauan: māhina
• Tongic
  • Niuean: mahina
  • Tongan: mahina