Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/leo

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *leqo, from Proto-Oceanic *leqo, variant of *liqo, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *liqə, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liqəʀ (“neck”), from Proto-Austronesian *liqəʀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

*leo

  1. voice
  2. language
  3. speech

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Western Polynesian:
      • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Futunic:
      • Samoic:
  • Tongic:

Further reading

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