Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/aka

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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 1

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From Proto-Central Pacific *(w)aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ. Cognates include Fijian waka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*aka[1]

  1. root (of plant)
  2. East Asian arrowroot (Pueraria lobata)

Descendants

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  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *aka
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *aka
      • Marquesic
        • Hawaiian: aʻa
      • Tahitic
      • Rapa Nui: aka
    • Samoic-Outlier
      • Ellicean
      • Samoic
  • Tongic

Further reading

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References

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