Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/maui

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 *mawiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)wiʀi, a prefixed form of *wiʀi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.u.ˈi(ː)/

Adjective

*maui

1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • North Marquesan: mauʻi
      • South Marquesan: mauʻi
    • Rapa Nui: maui
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: mauī
      • Rakahanga-Manihiki: maui
      • Rarotongan:

        Aitutaki: mauī

      • Tuamotuan: māui
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Samoic
      • Tokelauan: maui

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *wiRi