Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/afaa

This Proto-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-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *avaa, Proto-Oceanic *apaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Noun

*afaa

storm
hurricane

Descendants

Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: āwhā
    - Tuamotuan: āfā
- Ellicean-Outlier:
  - Sikaiana: ahaa
  - Tuvaluan: afaa
- Futunic:
  - Anuta: apaa
  - East Futuna: afā
  - Emae: afaa
  - Futuna-Aniwa: afa
  - Tikopia: afaa
  - West Uvean: afaa
- Samoic:
  - Samoan: afā
  - Tokelauan: afā
Tongic:
- Niuean: afā
- Tongan: afá