Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fata

This Proto-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *vata, from Proto-Oceanic *pataʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ta/

Noun

*fata

1. shelf
2. bedframe (of wooden or bamboo laths)

Descendants

• Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Eastern Polynesian:
    • Hawaiian: haka
    • Maori: whata
    • Rarotongan: ata
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Anuta: pata
    • Samoan: fata
    • Tuvaluan: fata
• Tongic:
  • Tongan: fata
  • Niuean: fata