Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/ola

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 *wola, from Proto-Oceanic *wola, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wada (“to exist”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ola/

Verb

*ola

to be alive, exist

Descendants

Tongic:
- Niuean: ola
- Tongan: ola
Nuclear Polynesian:
- Ellicean:
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: ola
  - Ellicean–Outlier:
    - Kapingamarangi: ora
    - Tuvaluan: ola
  - Eastern Polynesian:
    - Central Eastern Polynesian:
      - Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: ola
      - Tahitic:
        Maori: ora
        
        Tahitian: ora
    - Rapa Nui: ora