Reconstruction:Proto-Micronesian/pʷupʷu

This Proto-Micronesian 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-Micronesian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bubu (“triggerfish”)

Noun

*pʷupʷu

1. triggerfish

Descendants

• Gilbertese: bwubwu
• Kosraean: fihf
• Marshallese: bib
• Mokilese: pwupw
• Pohnpeian: pwuupw
• Puluwat: pwupw
• Woleaian: buubu

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *bubu₇.