Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/raqan

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-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /raʔan/

Noun

*raqan

1. branch; bough

Descendants

• Admiralty Islands
  • Eastern Admiralty Islands
    • Manus
      • East Manus
        • Leipon: dran-dran
        • Nali: dran-dran
      • West Manus
        • Bipi: xa-xan
        • Loniu-Mokerang
          • Loniu: a-an
        • Sori-Harengan: hang
  • Western Admiralty Islands
    • Wuvulu-Aua: xa-xa-na
    • Southeast Admiralty Islands
      • Lou: ran ke
• Central Pacific
  • West Fijian-Rotuman
    • Rotuman: rā
• Proto-Polynesian: *rala
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *lala
    • Hawaiian: lālā
  • Ellicean
    • Kapingamarangi: laahia
    • Nukuoro: laa
  • Pileni: nalā
  • Rennellese: gaa‘ina
  • Samoan-Tokelauan
    • Samoan: lālā, lālāʻau
• St. Matthias
  • Mussau-Emira: laa
• Western Oceanic
  • Meso-Melanesian
    • Northwest Solomonic
      • Mono-Uruavan
        • Alu: la-la-na
    • Southeast Solomonic
      • Gela-Guadalcanal
        • Guadalcanal
          • Ghari: rara-na
      • Nehan-Bougainville
        • Nehan: ran