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

1. ash (solid remains of a fire)

Descendants

• Central-Eastern Oceanic
  • Proto-Polynesian: *efu
    • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *efu
      • Proto-Eastern Polynesian
        • Central-Eastern Polynesian
          • Marquesic
            • Hawaiian: ehu, ʻehu
          • Tahitic
            • Māori: ehu
            • Tahitian: ehu
        • Rapa Nui: ikuvera

References

• 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