Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tio

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 *tio, from Proto-Oceanic *tiʀom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiʀəm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tio/

Noun

*tio

1. oyster (mollusk)

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: kio
      • Mangarevan: tio
      • North Marquesan: tio
      • South Marquesan: tio
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: tio
      • Rapa: tio
      • Rarotongan: tio
      • Tahitian: tio
      • Tuamotuan: tio
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Pileni: sio
      • Tuvaluan: tio
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: tio
      • Futuna-Aniwa: tio
      • Pukapukan: tio
      • Tikopia: tio
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: tio
      • Tokelauan: tio
  • Tongic:
    • Niuean: tio
    • Tongan: sio

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tiRem
• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – TIO.2
• Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications.