Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tai

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

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *taci, from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasik, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tai/

Noun

*tai

  1. sea (body of water)
  2. saltwater

Descendants

  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • Hawaiian: kai
        • Mangarevan: tai
        • Marquesan: tai
      • Rapa Nui: tai
      • Tahitic:
        • Maori: tai
        • Rakahanga-Manihiki: tai
        • Rarotongan: tai
        • Tahitian: tai
        • Tuamotuan: tai
    • Western Polynesian:
      • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Futunic:
      • Samoic:
  • Tongic:

Further reading

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