Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tuna

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 *tuna, from Proto-Oceanic *tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuna/

Noun

*tuna

eel

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: kuna
    - Mangarevan: tuna
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: tuna
    - Rarotongan: tuna
    - Rapa: tuna
    - Tahitian: tuna
    - Tuamotuan: tuna
- Western Polynesian:
  - Ellicean-Outlier:
    - Nuguria: tuna
    - Nukuoro: tuna
    - Pileni: tuna
    - Takuu: tuna
    - Tuvaluan: tuna
  - Futunic:
    - Anuta: tuna
    - East Futuna: tuna
    - Futuna-Aniwa: tuna
    - Pukapukan: tuna
    - Tikopia: tuna
  - Samoic:
    - Niuatoputapu: tuna
    - Samoan: tuna
Tongic:
- Niuean: tuna
- Tongan: tuna