Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kau

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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-Central Pacific *kayu, from Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kau/

Noun

*kau

wood; tree

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Hawaiian: ʻau
  - Maori: kau
  - Rarotongan: kau
  - Tahitian: ʻau
- Western Polynesian:
  - Pukapukan: kau
  - Samoan: ʻau
  - Tokelauan: kau
  - Tuvaluan: kau
Tongic:
- Niuean: akau
- Tongan: kau

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