< Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian
Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/matuqa
Proto-Polynesian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah (compare Indonesian and Malay tua), from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /maˈtu.ʔa/
Noun
*matuqa
- parent
Descendants
- Hawaiian: makua
- Maori: matua
- Niuean: motua
- Rapa Nui: matu'a
- Rarotongan: matua
- Samoan: matuā
- South Marquesan: motua
- Tahitian: metua
- Tongan: motuʻa