Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fola

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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

From Proto-Oceanic *polac, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj.

Verb

*fola

  1. spread out

Descendants

  • Tongic
    • Niuean: fola
    • Tongan: fola
  • Nuclear Polynesian

References

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “FOLA”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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