Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/kuku

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-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kukuh, Proto-Austronesian *kuSkuS.

Noun

*kuku

1. nail (on fingers and toes)

Descendants

• Central-Eastern Oceanic:
  • Central Oceanic:
    • East Fijian-Polynesian:
      • Fijian: kuku
      • Proto-Polynesian: *akikuku, *matikuku, *maqikuku (see there for further descendants)
    • West Fijian-Rotuman:
      • Rotuman: mänʻuʻu
      • Western Fijian: kuku
  • Micronesian:
    • Chuukese: kkú
    • Pohnpeian: kihk
    • Woleaian: kiu
  • Southeast Solomonic:
    • Gela: gugu
• Western Oceanic:
  • Nakanai: lakuku
  • Numbami: kuku