Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/la

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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 *layaʀ. Cognates include Fijian laca and Malay layar.

Pronunciation

Noun

*la[1]

  1. sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • Hawaiian: lā
        • Mangarevan: ra
        • North Marquesan: ʻā
      • Tahitic:
    • Samoic-Outlier
      • Ellicean:
      • Futunic:
        • Anuta: laa
        • East Futuna: lā
        • Futuna-Aniwa: ra
        • Mele-Fila: raa
        • Pukapukan: lā
      • Samoic:
  • Tongic:

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “LAA (1)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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