Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/kuku

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

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*kuku

  1. nail (on fingers and toes)

Descendants

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  • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
    • Central Oceanic:
      • East Fijian-Polynesian:
        • Fijian: kuku
        • Proto-Polynesian: *akikuku, *matikuku, *maqikuku (see there for further descendants)
      • West Fijian-Rotuman:
    • Micronesian:
    • Southeast Solomonic:
  • Western Oceanic: