Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kafika
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Oceanic *kapika (“Malay apple”).[1][2]
Noun[edit]
*kafika
- A plant of the genus Syzygium, especially the Malay apple [3]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
References[edit]
- ^ Malcolm D. Ross, Andrew Pawley, Meredith Osmond, editors (2008), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic (Asia-Pacific Linguistics; 599), volume 3, Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 348
- ^ Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Caberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 495
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kafika”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online