Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tupu
Proto-Polynesian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central Pacific *tubu, from Proto-Oceanic *tubuq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubuq, *tumbuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tubuq.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*tupu
- (intransitive) to grow (to become bigger)
Descendants edit
- Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
- Western Polynesian:
- Tongic: