Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/quta

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-Central Pacific *quta, from Proto-Oceanic *qutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔuta/

Noun

*quta

inland (from shore)

Related terms

*talu

Descendants

Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: uka
    - Mangarevan: uta
    - South Marquesan: uta
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: uta
    - Rarotongan: uta
    - Tahitian: uta
- Western Polynesian:
  - Futunic
    - Futuna-Aniwa: uta
    - Mele-Fila: uuta
    - Pukapukan: uta
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: uta
    - Tokelauan: uta
Tongic:
- Niuean: uta
- Tongan: ꞌuta