Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/apa

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

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *apa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *apa.

Pronoun

*apa

what (interrogative)

Descendants

Proto-Polynesian:
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *afa
  - Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    - Hawaiian: aha
    - Maori: aha
    - Rapa Nui: aha
    - Tahitian: aha

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *apa

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