Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/maui
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Proto-Polynesian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *mawiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)wiʀi, a prefixed form of *wiʀi.
Pronunciation
Adjective
*maui[1]
- left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)
Descendants
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: