Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/aka

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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 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ. Cognates include Fijian waka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ka/

Noun

*aka

root (of plant)
East Asian arrowroot (Pueraria lobata)

Descendants

Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *aka (see there for further descendants)
Tongic
- Niuafo'ou: aka
- Niuean: aka, vaka
- Tongan: aka

Further reading

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aka

References

^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “AKA”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

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