Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/waka

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 *waga, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *waŋka. Cognates include Fijian waqa and Marshallese wa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.ka/

Noun

*waka

1. canoe

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: waʻa
      • South Marquesan: vaka
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: waka
        • → English: waka
      • Tahitian: va'a
      • Rarotongan: vaka
    • Rapa Nui: vaka
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Futunic
      • Wallisian: vaka
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: va'a
      • Tokelauan: vaka
• Tongic
  • Niuean: vaka
  • Tongan: vaka