Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/hau

This Proto-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *cau, from Proto-Oceanic *saʀum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.u/

Noun

*hau

1. needle
2. (specifically) tattooing needle

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *au
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *au
    • Tahitic
      • Austral: au
      • Maori: au
      • Rakahanga-Manihiki: au
      • Rapa: au
      • Rarotongan: au
      • Tahitian: au
      • Tuamotuan: au
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Ellicean
      • Nukuoro: au
      • Ontong Java: au
      • Takuu: au
      • Tuvaluan: au
    • Futunic
      • Rennellese: au
      • Tikopia: sau
      • Wallisian: hau
      • West Uvean: sau
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: au
      • Tokelauan: au
• Tongic
  • Tongan: hau