Reconstruction:Proto-Nuclear Polynesian/wai

This Proto-Nuclear 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-Nuclear Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*wai

1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

• Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *wai
  • Central–Eastern Polynesian
    • Marquesic
      • Hawaiian: wai
      • Mangarevan: vai
      • North Marquesan: vai
    • Tahitic
      • Maori: wai
      • Penrhyn: vai
      • Rarotongan: vai
      • Tahitian: vai
  • Rapa Nui: vai
• Samoic–Outlier
  • Ellicean
    • Kapingamarangi: wai
    • Nukuoro: vai
    • Ontong Java: vai
    • Takuu: vai
    • Tikopia: vai
    • Tuvaluan: vai
  • Futunic
    • Anuta: vai
    • East Futuna: vai
    • Emae: vai
    • Futuna-Aniwa: vai
    • Rennellese: bai
  • Samoan: vai
  • Tokelauan: vai