Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qatu
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Proto-Polynesian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Central Pacific *qatu, from Proto-Oceanic *qatun (“skipjack tuna, bonito”).
Noun[edit]
*qatu
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
- Western Polynesian:
- Tongic:
- Tongan: 'atu
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Central Pacific *qatu, from Proto-Oceanic *qatuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatuʀ (“arrange, order, put in sequence”).
Noun[edit]
*qatu
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Tongic: