Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kaso

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 *kaco, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈka.so/

Noun

*kaso

rafter

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: ʻaho
    - Mangarevan: kaʻo
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: kaho
    - Rapa: ka’o
    - Rarotongan: ka‘o
    - Tahitian: ʻaho
    - Tuamotuan: kaho
- Western Polynesian:
  - Ellicean–Outlier:
    - Nukuoro: gaso
    - Tuvaluan: kaho
  - Futunic:
    - Anuta: kato
    - East Futuna: kaso
    - Futuna-Aniwa: kasoki
    - Pukapukan: kayo
    - Tikopia: kaso
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: ʻaso
    - Tokelauan: kaho
Tongic:
- Niuafo'ou: kahoki
- Niuean: kaho
- Tongan: kaho, kahoki