Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fili

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 *vili, from Proto-Oceanic *piliq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq, from Proto-Austronesian *piliq.

Verb

*fili

1. to choose

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Maori: whiri, whiriwhiri
    • Penrhyn: hiri (Tongareva)
    • Rarotongan: ‘ili
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Pileni: hilihilia
      • Takuu: fili
      • Tuvaluan: fili
    • Futunic:
      • East Futuna: fili
      • Mele-Fila: firia
      • Pukapukan: wili
      • Tikopia: firi
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: fili, filifili
      • Tokelauan: fili
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: fifili, vili
  • Tongan: fili

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *piliq
• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – FILI.1