Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qaitu
Proto-Polynesian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Pacific *qanitu, from Proto-Oceanic *qanitu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*qaitu
- ghost (spirit of the dead)
Descendants edit
- Nuclear Polynesian:
- Tongic:
- Niuafo'ou: aitu
- Niuean: aitu
- Tongan: ʻeitumatupuʻa