Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/mafu

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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 *mapuʀuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)buʀuk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.fu/

Adjective

*mafu^[1]

stale (of food)

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesan:
    - Hawaiian: mahū
  - Tahitic:
    - Rapa: ma’u
- Samoic-Outlier:
  - Ellicean:
    - Kapingamarangi: mahu, maahu
    - Pileni: mahu
    - Takuu: mahu
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: mafu
    - Tokelauan: mafu
Tongic:
- Tongan: mafu

References

^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “MAFU (3)”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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