Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/timuʀ

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Noun

*timuʀ

southeast monsoon

Descendants

Central–Eastern Oceanic:
- Central Pacific:
  - Polynesian: *timu
    - Nuclear Polynesian:
      - Eastern Polynesian:
        Central Eastern Polynesian:
        Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: kimu
        Tahitic:
        Rapa: timou
        Tahitian: timutimu, timu
      - Western Polynesian:
        Ellicean–Outlier:
        Takuu: timu
        Tikopia: timu
        Futunic:
        Anuta: timu
        Futuna-Aniwa: tsimu
        Pukapukan: timu
        Samoic:
        Samoan: timu
    - Tongic:
      - Tongan: tsimu
Western Oceanic:
- Gedaged: tim
- Motu: sisimu
- Sinaugoro: timu