Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kafika

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *kapika (“Malay apple”).[1][2]

Noun

*kafika

  1. A plant of the genus Syzygium, especially the Malay apple [3]

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Malcolm D. Ross, Andrew Pawley, Meredith Osmond, editors (2008), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic (Asia-Pacific Linguistics; 599), volume 3, Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 348
  2. ^ Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Caberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 495
  3. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kafika”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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