Reconstruction:Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian/qaʀus

This Proto-Eastern Malayo-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 Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Noun

*qaʀus

1. current (water)

Descendants

• Proto-Oceanic: *qaʀus
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic
    • Proto-Polynesian: *au
      • Nuclear Polynesian
        • Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
          • Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
            • Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
              • Eastern Polynesian
                • Marquesic
                  • Hawaiian: au
                • Tahitic
                  • Maori-Moriori
                    • Māori: au

References

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaRus”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*qaʀus”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary