Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qufi
Proto-Polynesian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *qupi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubi (“yam”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*qufi
Descendants edit
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Marquesic:
- Rapa Nui: uhi
- Tahitic:
- Samoic–Outlier:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Tongic:
Further reading edit
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qubi
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qufi.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online