Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/timuʀ

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 *timuʀ, Proto-Austronesian *timuʀ.

Noun

*timuʀ

1. southeast monsoon

Descendants

• Central–Eastern Oceanic:
  • Central Pacific:
    • Proto-Polynesian: *timu
      • Nuclear Polynesian:
        • Eastern Polynesian:
          • Central Eastern Polynesian:
            • Marquesic:
              • Hawaiian: kimu
            • Tahitic:
              • Rapa: timou
              • Tahitian: timutimu, timu
        • Western Polynesian:
          • Ellicean–Outlier:
            • Takuu: timu
            • Tikopia: timu
          • Futunic:
            • Anuta: timu
            • Futuna-Aniwa: tsimu
            • Pukapukan: timu
          • Samoic:
            • Samoan: timu
      • Tongic:
        • Tongan: tsimu
• Western Oceanic:
  • Gedaged: tim
  • Motu: sisimu
  • Sinaugoro: timu