Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/pulaʀ

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *bulaʀ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pulaʀ/

Noun

*pulaʀ

cataract of the eye
hazy or blurred vision

Descendants

Central-Eastern Oceanic:
- Central Pacific:
  - Proto-Polynesian: *pula
    - Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      - Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: pula
        Mangarevan: pura
      - Tahitic:
        Maori: pura
        Rarotongan: pura
        Tuamotuan: pura
    - Western Polynesian:
      - Tikopia: pura
      - Niuatoputapu: matapula
    - Tongic:
      - Niuean: matapula
- Micronesian:
  - Pohnpeian: pwull
- Southeast Solomonic:
  - Sa'a: hu-hule
- Southern Oceanic:
  - Mota: pule
Western Oceanic:
- Bwaidoka: vulana