Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/quha

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *quca, from Proto-Oceanic *qusan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN (“rain”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*quha

  1. rain

Descendants

  • Tongic
    • Tongan: ʻuha (“rain, to rain, rainy, wet”)
    • Niuean: uha
    • Niuafo'ou: ʻua
  • Nuclear Polynesian
    • Samoic–Outlier
      • Ellicean
        • Tuvaluan: ua
        • Kapingamarangi: ua
        • Nukuoro: ua
      • Samoic
        • Samoan: ua
        • Tokelauan: ua
    • Eastern Polynesian
      • Marquesic
        • North Marquesan: ua
        • Mangarevan: ùa
        • Hawaiian: ua (“rain, to rain, rainy”)
      • Tahitic
        • Tahitian: ua
        • Rarotongan: ua
        • Maori: ua (“rain, to rain”)
      • Rapa Nui: ûa
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