Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/pula
Proto-Polynesian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Pacific *pula, from Proto-Oceanic *pulaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaʀ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*pula
Descendants edit
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Western Polynesian:
- Tongic:
- Niuean: matapula
Further reading edit
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *bulaR
- Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – PULA.2A
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications, page 781