Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/unu
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Proto-Polynesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Oceanic *unus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hunus, from Proto-Austronesian *SuNus.
Verb
*unu
- (transitive) to take out, to pull out
Derived terms
Descendants
- Nuclear Polynesian
- Tongic
Etymology 2
From Proto-Oceanic *unum, cf. Fijian unu.
Verb
*unu
- Alternative form of *inu (“to drink”).
Descendants
- Nuclear Polynesian