Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/lalo

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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 *ralo, from Proto-Oceanic *ralom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm.

Pronunciation

Preposition

*lalo

  1. below (lower in spatial position than)
  2. under (beneath the surface of)

Descendants

  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • Hawaiian: lalo
        • Mangarevan: raro
        • Marquesan: ʻaʻo
      • Rapa Nui: raro
      • Tahitic:
    • Western Polynesian:
  • Tongic:

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