Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/daqan kahiw

This Proto-Malayo-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daʔan kahiw/, /daqan kahiw/

Noun

*daqan kahiw

1. wood branch

Descendants

• Proto-Malayic: *dahan kayu
  • Malay: dahan kayu
    • Indonesian: dahan kayu
• Proto-Oceanic: *raqan kayu
  • Proto-Polynesian: *raqakau
    • Hawaiian: lāʻau
    • Maori: rākau
    • Rapa Nui: rakau
    • Rarotongan: rākau
    • Samoan: lāʻau
    • Tahitian: rā'au