< Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian
Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/ane
Proto-Polynesian
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *ane, from Proto-Oceanic *ane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anay, from Proto-Austronesian *aNay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ne/
Noun
*ane
- white ant, termite
Descendants
- Eastern Polynesian:
- Hawaiian: ane
- Rarotongan: ane
- Western Polynesian:
- Samoan: ane
- Tikopia: ane
- Tokelauan: ane
- Tuvaluan: ane
Further reading
- Polynesian Lexicon Project Online — ANE