Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qatua

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-Oceanic *qatuan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuan.

Noun

*qatua

god

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: akua
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: atua
    - Tahitian: atua
- Ellicean-Outlier
  - Tuvaluan: atua
- Samoic
  - Samoan: atua
  - Tokelauan: atua
Tongic
- Tongan: ‘otua

References

Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011) , “QATUA”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online‎