Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tuna

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 *tuna, from Proto-Oceanic *tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuna, from Proto-Austronesian *tuNa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuna/

Noun

*tuna

1. eel

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: kuna
      • Mangarevan: tuna
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: tuna
      • Rarotongan: tuna
      • Rapa: tuna
      • Tahitian: tuna
      • Tuamotuan: tuna
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean-Outlier:
      • Nuguria: tuna
      • Nukuoro: tuna
      • Pileni: tuna
      • Takuu: tuna
      • Tuvaluan: tuna
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: tuna
      • East Futuna: tuna
      • Futuna-Aniwa: tuna
      • Pukapukan: tuna
      • Tikopia: tuna
    • Samoic:
      • Niuatoputapu: tuna
      • Samoan: tuna
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: tuna
  • Tongan: tuna

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tuNa