Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fafine
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Proto-Polynesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Central Pacific *vavine, from Proto-Oceanic *papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi, from Proto-Austronesian *bahi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*fafine[1]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Marquesic
- Tahitic
- Rapa Nui: hāhine (“near”)
- Samoic-Outlier
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Tongic
Notes[edit]
- Alternatively, split into fafine (Samoic-Outlier and Tongic) and wahine (Eastern Polynesian).[2]
References[edit]
Categories:
- Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Proto-Polynesian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Proto-Polynesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Proto-Polynesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Polynesian lemmas
- Proto-Polynesian nouns