Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Polynesian/wai

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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 *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*wai

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

  • Central–Eastern Polynesian
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: wai
      • Mangarevan: vai
      • North Marquesan: vai
    • Tahitic
  • Rapa Nui: vai