Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qulu

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-Oceanic *qulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh.

Noun edit

*qulu

head

Descendants edit

Tongic
- Tongan: ʻulu
- Niuean: ulu
Samoic–Outlier
- Ellicean
  - Tuvaluan: ulu
  - Kapingamarangi: ulu
- Futunic
  - Anuta: uru
  - Futuna-Aniwa: uru
  - East Futuna: 'ulu
- Samoic
  - Samoan: ulu
  - Tokelauan: ulu
  - Niuatoputapu: ulu
Eastern Polynesian
- Marquesic
  - North Marquesan: uʻu
  - South Marquesan: uʻu
- Tahitic
  - Tahitian: uru
  - Maori: uru

References edit

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *quluh.
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “QULU.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online