Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kutu

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 *kutu, from Proto-Oceanic *kutu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

*kutu

louse

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
  - Hawaiian: ʻuku
  - Maori: kutu
  - Rapa Nui: kutu
  - Tahitian: ʻutu
Tongic:
- Tongan: kutu
- Niuean: kutu

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