Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/tupa

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tubah, from Proto-Austronesian *tubah.

Noun

*tupa

Derris elliptica (a plant with roots that are pounded and put in rivers to stun fish)

Descendants

Admiralty Islands
- Manus
  - Ere: tuh
Western Oceanic
- Meso-Melanesian
  - Bali–Vitu
    - Tolai: tuva
    - Uneapa: tuva
  - Willaumez
    - Nakanai: tuva
- North New Guinea
  - Ngero–Vitiaz
    - Lusi: tuva
- Papuan Tip
  - Nuclear Papuan Tip
    - Taupota
      - Wedau: tuva
    - Dobu–Duau
      - Molima: tuva
    - Suauic
      - Bwanabwana: tuva
  - Central Papuan Tip
    - Motu: tuha
  - Kilivila–Misima
    - Kilivila: tuva
Central–Eastern Oceanic
- Southeast Solomonic
  - Bugotu–Nggela
    - Bughotu: tuva
    - Gela: tuva
  - Malaita–Makira
    - Sa'a: uha
    - Arosi: uha
- Micronesian
  - Chuukese: wúúp
- Central Pacific
  - West Fijian–Rotuman
    - Rotuman: fuha
    - Western Fijian: tuva
  - East Fijian–Polynesian
    - Fijian: duva

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*tubah”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI