Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/papa

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-Oceanic *baban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan.

Noun

*papa

1. board, plank

Descendants

• Tongic
  • Tongan: papa
  • Niuean: papa
  • Niuafo'ou: papa
• Samoic–Outlier
  • Ellicean
    • Kapingamarangi: baba
    • Nukuoro: baba
    • Pileni: papa
  • Futunic
    • Anuta: papa
    • East Futuna: papa
    • Mele-Fila: papa
  • Samoic
    • Samoan: papa
    • Tokelauan: papa
• Eastern Polynesian
  • Marquesic
    • North Marquesan: papa
    • Mangarevan: pàpà
    • Hawaiian: papa
  • Tahitic
    • Tahitian: papa
    • Rarotongan: papa
    • Maori: papa
  • Rapa Nui: papa

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *papan.
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “PAPA.1A”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online