Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/rara

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Central Pacific *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ.

Verb

*rara

to heat over fire to smoke
to grill
to roast (of food)
to render supple (of leaves)

Descendants

Tongic
- Tongan: ā
Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoic–Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Nuguria: rara
    - Nukuoro: lala
    - Tuvaluan: lala
  - Futunic
    - East Futuna: lala
    - Futuna-Aniwa: rara
    - Pukapukan: lala
  - Samoic
    - Tokelauan: lala
- Eastern Polynesian
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: lala
    - North Marquesan: rara
  - Tahitic
    - Tahitian: rara
    - Tuamotuan: rara
  - Rapa Nui: rara

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *daŋdaŋ