Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Polynesian/wai

This Proto-Eastern 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-Eastern Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*wai

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

• Central–Eastern Polynesian
  • Marquesic
    • Hawaiian: wai
    • Mangarevan: vai
    • North Marquesan: vai
  • Tahitic
    • Maori: wai
    • Penrhyn: vai
    • Rarotongan: vai
    • Tahitian: vai
• Rapa Nui: vai