Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/waka

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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-Oceanic *waga, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *waŋka. Cognates include Fijian waqa and Marshallese wa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*waka[1]

  1. canoe

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), “WAKA”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online