Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/papa

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 *baban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan.

Noun

*papa

board, plank

Descendants

Tongic
- Tongan: papa
- Niuean: papa
- Niuafo'ou: papa
Samoic–Outlier
- Ellicean
  - Kapingamarangi: baba
  - Nukuoro: baba
  - Pileni: papa
- Futunic
  - Anuta: papa
  - East Futuna: papa
  - Mele-Fila: papa
- Samoic
  - Samoan: papa
  - Tokelauan: papa
Eastern Polynesian
- Marquesic
  - North Marquesan: papa
  - Mangarevan: pàpà
  - Hawaiian: papa
- Tahitic
  - Tahitian: papa
  - Rarotongan: papa
  - Maori: papa
- Rapa Nui: papa

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *papan.
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “PAPA.1A”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online