Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kaso

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 *kaco, from Proto-Oceanic *kaso, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.so/

Noun

*kaso

1. rafter

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: ʻaho
      • Mangarevan: kaʻo
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: kaho
      • Rapa: ka’o
      • Rarotongan: ka‘o
      • Tahitian: ʻaho
      • Tuamotuan: kaho
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Nukuoro: gaso
      • Tuvaluan: kaho
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: kato
      • East Futuna: kaso
      • Futuna-Aniwa: kasoki
      • Pukapukan: kayo
      • Tikopia: kaso
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: ʻaso
      • Tokelauan: kaho
• Tongic:
  • Niuafo'ou: kahoki
  • Niuean: kaho
  • Tongan: kaho, kahoki

Further reading

• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – KASO.1