Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/qapu

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 *qabu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)abu(s), from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

*qapu

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• Central-Eastern Oceanic
  • Polynesian
    • Nuclear Polynesian
      • Ellicean – Eastern Polynesian
        • Tuvalu – Eastern Polynesian
          • Eastern Polynesian – Northern Outlier
            • Eastern Polynesian
              • Rapa Nui: ikuvera

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qapu