Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/puqu

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Central Pacific *vuqu, from Proto-Oceanic *puqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /puʔu/, /puqu/

Noun edit

*puqu

base of a tree
origin

Descendants edit

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: pū
    - North Marquesan: puu
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: pū
    - Penrhyn: pū
    - Rakahanga-Manihiki: pu
    - Rarotongan: pū
- Ellicean–Outlier:
  - Ontong Java: puu
- Futunic:
  - Wallisian: fuu
  - Pukapukan: pū
  - Tikopia: pū
Tongic:
- Niuafo'ou: fuʻu
- Niuean: fū
- Tongan: fuʻu