Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/taqane

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 *taŋʷaqane, from Proto-Oceanic *qatamʷaqane, from earlier *qatamaʀuqane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀta (“outsider”) +‎ *maʀuqanay (“male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ˈʔa.ne/

Noun

*taqane

1. male

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: kāne
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: tāne
      • Tahitian: tāne
    • Rapa Nui: tane
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Futunic
      • Pukapukan: tāne
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: tāne
      • Tokelauan: tāne
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: taane
  • Tongan: taʻane