Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/uaua

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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

Reduplication of *ua, from Proto-Oceanic *uʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʀat, Proto-Austronesian *huʀaC.

Noun

*uaua

  1. vein; artery; tendon; sinew

Descendants

  • Tongic
    • Tongan: uoua
  • Samoic–Outlier
  • Eastern Polynesian

References

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