Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/taqane

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-Central-Pacific *taŋwaqane, from Proto-Oceanic *taumʷaqane, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tau (“person, human”) +‎ *maʀuqanay (“male”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta.ʔa.ne/, /ˈta.qa.ne/

Noun

*taqane

male

Descendants

Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
  - Hawaiian: kāne
  - Maori: tāne
  - Tahitian: tāne
- Western Polynesian:
  - Pukapukan: tāne
  - Samoan: tāne
  - Tokelauan: tāne
Tongic:
- Niuean: taane
- Tongan: taʻane