Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/niuʀ

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 This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

*niuʀ

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Descendants

  • Admiralty Islands–Yapese:
    • Andra-Hus: niw
    • Lele (Papua New Guinea): niw
    • Yapese: niiw
  • Central–Eastern Oceanic:
    • Central Oceanic:
      • East Fijian-Polynesian:
        • Fijian: niu
        • Proto-Polynesian: *niu
          • Nuclear Polynesian:
            • Eastern Polynesian:
              • Marquesic:
                • Hawaiian: niu
                • Mangarevan: niu
                • South Marquesan: niu
              • Rapa Nui: niu
              • Tahitic:
                • Maori: niu (“divining stick”)
                • Rakahanga-Manihiki: niu
                • Rarotongan: nū, niu (dialectal)
                • Tahitian: niu (archaic)
            • Western Polynesian:
              • Ellicean–Outlier:
              • Futunic:
              • Samoic:
          • Tongic:
      • West Fijian-Rotuman:
        • Rotuman: niu
        • Western Fijian: niu
    • Micronesian:
      • Chuukese: nú
      • Gilbertese: ni
      • Marshallese: ni
      • Mokilese: ni
      • Pohnpeian: nih
      • Woleaian: liu
    • Southeast Solomonic:
      • Bugotu–Gela:
      • Malaita–Makira:
    • Southern Oceanic:
  • Mussau-Emira: niu
  • Western Oceanic:
    • Meso-Melanesian:
    • North New Guinea:
      • Schouten:
      • Huon Gulf:
      • Ngero–Vitiaz:
      • Sarmi–Jayapura:
    • Papuan Tip:
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