Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/pale

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 *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

*pale

1. house (adobe)
2. hall (a meeting room)
3. canoe shed
4. storehouse

Descendants

• Fijian: vale
• Proto-Polynesian: *fale
  • Niuean: fale
  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      • Hawaiian: hale
      • Mangarevan: hare
      • Maori: whare
        • → English: whare
      • Rapa Nui: hare
      • Tahitian: fare
      • North Marquesan: haʻe
      • South Marquesan: faʻe
    • Rennellese: hage
    • Samoan: fale
    • Tokelauan: fale
    • Tuvaluan: fale
  • Tongan: fale