Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/maui

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *mawiʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)wiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)wiʀi, a prefixed form of *wiʀi.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*maui[1]

  1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)

Descendants

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  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Samoic-Outlier
      • Samoic

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “MAUII”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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