Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/mala

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 *mala, from Proto-Oceanic *malaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.la/

Noun

*mala

misfortune, disaster

Descendants

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian::
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: mala
    - Mangarevan: mara
  - Rapa Nui: mara
- Western Polynesian:
  - Ellicean-Futunic:
    - East Futuna: mala
    - Pukapukan: mala
    - Tikopia: mara, mala
    - Tuvaluan: mala
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: mala
    - Tokelauan: mala
Tongic:
- Niuean: malaia
- Tongan: mala