Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/apon

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hapən.

Noun

*apon

1. fishing line

Descendants

• Micronesian
  • Kosraean: eo
  • Gilbertese: ao
  • Marshallese: ah
  • Chuukic
    • Chuukese: óó
    • Woleaian: yoa
    • Sonsorolese: jao
  • Pohnpeic
    • Mokilese: o
• Central Pacific
  • Fijian: cavo
  • Proto-Polynesian: *afo
    • Nuclear Polynesian
      • Samoic–Outlier
        • Ellicean
          • Nukuoro: aho
          • Sikaiana: aho
          • Tuvaluan: afo
        • Futunic
          • East Futuna: afo
          • Pukapukan: wao
        • Samoic
          • Samoan: afo
          • Tokelauan: afo
      • Eastern Polynesian
        • Marquesic
          • Hawaiian: aho
          • Mangarevan: a’o
          • North Marquesan: aho
        • Tahitic
          • Maori: aho
          • Rarotongan: a‘o
          • Tahitian: aho
        • Rapa Nui: aho
    • Tongic
      • Tongan: afo
      • Niuean: afo

References

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