Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/qanitu

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanitu, Proto-Austronesian *qaNiCu.

Noun

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*qanitu

  1. ghost (spirit of the dead)

Descendants

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  • Central–Eastern Oceanic:
    • Central Oceanic:
      • East Fijian-Polynesian:
        • Fijian: nitu, vatunitu
        • Proto-Polynesian: *qaitu
      • West Fijian-Rotuman:
    • Micronesian:
  • Western Oceanic: