Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/lalo

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 *ralo, from Proto-Oceanic *ralom, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lalo/

Preposition

*lalo

1. below (lower in spatial position than)
2. under (beneath the surface of)

Descendants

• Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: lalo
      • Mangarevan: raro
      • Marquesan: ʻaʻo
    • Rapa Nui: raro
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: raro
      • Rakahanga-Manihiki: raro
      • Rarotongan: raro
      • Tahitian: raro
      • Tuamotuan: raro
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Kapingamarangi: lala
      • Nukuoro: lalo
      • Sikaiana: lalo
      • Takuu: laro, raro
      • Tuvaluan: lalo
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: raro
      • East Futuna: lalo
      • Futuna-Aniwa: raro
      • Pukapukan: lalo
      • Tikopia: raro
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: lalo
      • Tokelauan: lalo
• Tongic:
  • Niuafo'ou: lalo
  • Niuean: lalo
  • Tongan: lalo

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *dalem