Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/quta

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 *quta, from Proto-Oceanic *qutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuta/

Noun

*quta

1. inland (from shore)

Related terms

• *talu

Descendants

• Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: uka
      • Mangarevan: uta
      • South Marquesan: uta
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: uta
      • Rarotongan: uta
      • Tahitian: uta
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Futunic
      • Futuna-Aniwa: uta
      • Mele-Fila: uuta
      • Pukapukan: uta
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: uta
      • Tokelauan: uta
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: uta
  • Tongan: ꞌuta

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *quCaN
• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – QUTA.1