Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tai

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 *taci, from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasik, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tai/

Noun

*tai

1. sea (body of water)
2. saltwater

Descendants

• Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: kai
      • Mangarevan: tai
      • Marquesan: tai
    • Rapa Nui: tai
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: tai
      • Rakahanga-Manihiki: tai
      • Rarotongan: tai
      • Tahitian: tai
      • Tuamotuan: tai
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Kapingamarangi: dai
      • Nukuoro: dai
      • Sikaiana: tai
      • Takuu: tai
      • Tuvaluan: tai
    • Futunic:
      • Anuta: tai
      • East Futuna: tai
      • Futuna-Aniwa: tai
      • Pukapukan: tai
      • Tikopia: tai
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: tai
      • Tokelauan: tai
• Tongic:
  • Niuafo'ou: tahi, tai
  • Niuean: tahi
  • Tongan: tahi

Further reading

• Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database - sea
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tasik
• Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – *TAHI.1