Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/timu

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 *timu, from Proto-Oceanic *timuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *timuʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /timuʀ/

Noun

*timu

1. southeast monsoon

Descendants

• Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Eastern Polynesian:
    • Central Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic:
        • Hawaiian: kimu
      • Tahitic:
        • Rapa: timou
        • Tahitian: timutimu, timu
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Takuu: timu
      • Tikopia: timu
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: timu
      • Futuna-Aniwa: tsimu
      • Pukapukan: timu
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: timu
• Tongic:
  • Tongan: tsimu