Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/toki

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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 *totok (“to chop”). Cognates include Fijian toki (“to peck”) and Malay tetak (“to hack”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*toki

  1. axe
  2. adze

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Tongic

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TOKI”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
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