Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/daqan kahiw

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daʔan kahiw/, /daqan kahiw/

Noun

*daqan kahiw

wood branch

Descendants

Malay: dahan kayu
- Indonesian: dahan kayu
Oceanic: *raqan kayu
- Polynesian: *raʻakau
  - Hawaiian: lāʻau
  - Maori: rākau
  - Rapa Nui: rakau
  - Rarotongan: rākau
  - Samoan: lāʻau
  - Tahitian: rā'au