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 *qabu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu, from Proto-Austronesian *qabu.

Noun

*qapu

ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

Central-Eastern Oceanic
- Proto-Polynesian: *efu (see there for further descendants)

References

M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2003), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎^[1], volume 2: The Physical Environment, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 75
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qabu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*qabu”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary