Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/raqan kayu

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 *daqan kahiw.

Noun

*raqan kayu

1. wood; tree

Descendants

• Proto-Polynesian: *raqakau
  • Hawaiian: lāʻau
  • Maori: rākau
  • Rapa Nui: rakau
  • Rarotongan: rākau
  • Samoan: lāʻau
  • Tahitian: rā'au