Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/salato

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-Oceanic *salatoŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalatəŋ.

Noun

*salato

1. stinging nettle

Descendants

• Tongic
  • Tongan: salato
• Nuclear Polynesian
  • Samoic–Outlier
    • Ellicean
      • Sikaiana: salato
      • Takuu: sarato
    • Futunic
      • Emae: salato
      • Tikopia: silato
      • Futuna-Aniwa: sirato
    • Samoic
      • Samoan: salato
  • Eastern Polynesian
    • Marquesic
      • Mangarevan: arato
    • Tahitic
      • Tahitian: harato

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *laCeŋ.
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “salato”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online