Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/afaa

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central Pacific *avaa, from Proto-Oceanic *apaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (south wind).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*afaa[1]

  1. storm
  2. hurricane

Descendants

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  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Samoic-Outlier:
  • Tongic:

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “AFAA”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online