Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qaua

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 *qaʀuas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀuas (“young growth stage of mullet”).

Noun

*qaua

1. a kind of mullet

Descendants

• Tongic
  • Tongan: ’aua
• Nuclear Polynesian
  • Samoic–Outlier
    • Pukapukan: aua
    • Samoan: aua
    • Tokelauan: aua
  • Eastern Polynesian
    • Maori: aua

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qaRuas