Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/pat

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Numeral

Proto-Oceanic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *pat

*pat

1. four

Descendants

• Admiralty Islands
  • Western Admiralty Islands
    • Wuvulu-Aua: fa
• Central-Eastern Oceanic
  • East Fijian
    • Fijian: va
  • Proto-Polynesian: *fa (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Micronesian: *faa-, *fa-
  • ⇒ Nauruan: aeoq (from *a-faa-ko-ua)
  • Nuclear Micronesian:
    • Gilbertese: a
    • Kosraean: ahng
      • Chuukic-Ponapeic:
        • Ponapeic:
          • Mokilese: pahw
          • Pohnpeian: pah
        • Ulithian-Woleaian:
          • Woleaian: faa
• Southern Oceanic
  • Central Vanuatu
    • Malakula
      • Aulua: e mbis
      • Big Nambas: iv'a
      • Maskelynes: ivat
      • Labo: wes
      • Tirax: ilim
      • Neverver: ivat
  • Southern Melanesian
    • South Efate: ipat
• Western Oceanic
  • Meso-Melanesian
    • Core Meso-Melanesian
      • Saint Matthias
        • Mussau-Emira: ata
  • North New Guinea
    • Ngero-Vitiaz
      • Huon Gulf
        • Numbami: wata / ata
  • Papuan Tip
    • Nuclear Papuan Tip
      • North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux
        • Dobu-Duau
          • Dobu: ata

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *pat