Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/hau

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 *cau, from Proto-Oceanic *saʀum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈha.u/

Noun

*hau[1]

needle
(specifically) tattooing needle

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *au
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *au
  - Tahitic
    - Austral: au
    - Maori: au
    - Rakahanga-Manihiki: au
    - Rapa: au
    - Rarotongan: au
    - Tahitian: au
    - Tuamotuan: au
- Samoic-Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Nukuoro: au
    - Ontong Java: au
    - Takuu: au
    - Tuvaluan: au
  - Futunic
    - Rennellese: au
    - Tikopia: sau
    - Wallisian: hau
    - West Uvean: sau
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: au
    - Tokelauan: au
Tongic
- Tongan: hau

References

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

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