Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qato

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 *qato, from Proto-Oceanic *qatop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Noun

*qato

thatch

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: ako
    - Mangarevan: ato
    - North Marquesan: ato
  - Rapa Nui: ato
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: ato
    - Rakahanga-Manihiki: ato
    - Rarotongan: ato
    - Tahitian: ato
    - Tuamotuan: ato
- Western Polynesian:
  - Ellicean–Outlier:
    - Nuguria: oto
    - Sikaiana: ato
    - Tuvaluan: ato
    - Takuu: oto
  - Futunic:
    - East Futuna: 'ato
    - Pukapukan: ato
    - Tikopia: ato
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: ato
    - Tokelauan: ato
Tongic:
- Niuean: ato
- Tongan: ato