Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qarofa

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *qalova, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan, from *qaləp (“to beckon, wave”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*qarofa[1]

  1. love
  2. pity, compassion

Interjection

*qarofa[2]

  1. hello, greetings

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Tongic

References

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