Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qatua

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-Oceanic *qatuan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan.

Noun

*qatua

1. god

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *qatua
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *qatua
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: akua
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: atua
      • Tahitian: atua
  • Ellicean-Outlier:
    • Tuvaluan: atua
  • Samoic: *qatua
    • Samoan: atua
    • Tokelauan: atua
• Tongic: *qotua
  • Tongan: ‘otua
• → Gilbertese: atua

References

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