Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/toki

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *totok (to chop). Cognates include Fijian toki (to peck) and Malay tetak (to hack).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*toki[1]

  1. axe
  2. adze

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Tongic

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TOKI”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online