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Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/toki

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 *totok (to chop). Cognates include Fijian toki (to peck) and Malay tetak (to hack).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈto.ki/

Noun

*toki[1]

  1. axe
  2. adze

Descendants

  • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
      • Marquesic
        • Hawaiian: koʻi
        • Mangarevan: toki
      • Tahitic
      • Rapa Nui: toki
    • Samoic-Outlier
  • Tongic

References

  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TOKI”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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