Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fatu

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *patu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu.

Noun

*fatu

  1. stone

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Tongic:

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *patuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batuʀ.

Verb

*fatu

  1. to weave; to plait

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Samoic–Outlier:
  • Tongic:

Further reading

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