Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fata

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

rom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ta/

Noun

*fata

shelf
bedframe (of wooden or bamboo laths)

Descendants

Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
  - Hawaiian: haka
  - Maori: whata
  - Rarotongan: ata
- Western Polynesian:
  - Anuta: pata
  - Samoan: fata
  - Tuvaluan: fata
Tongic:
- Tongan: fata
- Niuean: fata