Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/saman

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 *saʀman (“outrigger”)

Noun

*saman

1. (nautical) outrigger

Descendants

• Admiralty Islands
  • Manus
    • Loniu: cam
    • Nali: sam
  • Southeast
    • Lou: sam
  • Western
    • Seimat: xam
    • Wuvulu-Aua: tama
  • Yapese: thaam
• St. Matthias Islands
  • Mussau-Emira: samana
• Western Oceanic
  • Meso-Melanesian
    • New Ireland–Northwest Solomonic
      • Madak: sem
      • Northwest Solomonic
        • Nehan: haman
      • St. George
        • Fanamaket: sam
        • Tolai: aman
    • Bali–Vitu
      • Uneapa: zamana
      • Muduapa: zama
  • North New Guinea
    • Schouten
      • Kairiru: sam
    • Ngero–Vitiaz
      • Gedaged: sam
      • Mbula: saama
      • Gitua: sama
    • Huon Gulf
      • Numbami: samana
      • Labu: sa
  • Papuan Tip
    • Molima: samana
    • Sudest: thame
• Central–Eastern Oceanic
  • Micronesian
    • Mokilese: dam
  • Central Pacific
    • West Fijian–Rotuman
      • Rotuman: sama
      • Western Fijian: cama
    • East Fijian–Polynesian
      • Fijian: cama
      • Polynesian: *hama
        • Tongic
          • Tongan: hama
          • Niuean: hama
        • Samoic–Outlier
          • Samoan: ama
          • Tokelauan: ama
        • Eastern Polynesian
          • Maori: ama
          • Tahitian: ama
          • Hawaiian: ama
          • Rapa Nui: ama

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *saʀman