Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/timu

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Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

*timu

  1. southeast monsoon

Descendants

  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Eastern Polynesian:
      • Central Eastern Polynesian:
        • Marquesic:
          • Hawaiian: kimu
        • Tahitic:
    • Western Polynesian:
  • Tongic:
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