< Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian
Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/faqo
Proto-Polynesian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *paqot, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faqo/
Noun
*faqo
- chisel
Descendants
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Hawaiian: hao
- Maori: whao
- Tahitian: fao
- Tuamotuan: pao
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Ellicean–Outlier:
- Rennellese: ha’o
- Takuu: fao, hao
Further reading
- Blust, R.; Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011) , “Proto-Polynesian/faqo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications