Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/unus

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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-Malayo-Polynesian *hunus, from Proto-Austronesian *SuNus.

Verb

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*unus

  1. to withdraw; pull out; extract

Descendants

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  • Western Oceanic
    • Roviana: unusu
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic
    • Southeast Solomonic
    • Micronesian
    • Central Pacific
      • Proto-Polynesian: *unu
        • Nuclear Polynesian
        • Tongic
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