Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Polynesian/aka

This Proto-Eastern 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-Eastern Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

*aka

1. root (of plant)

Descendants

• Marquesic
  • Hawaiian: aʻa
• Tahitic
  • Maori: aka
  • Tahitian: aʻa
• Rapa Nui: aka

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aka