Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qato

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 *qato, from Proto-Oceanic *qatop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp.

Noun

*qato

1. thatch

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
      • Hawaiian: ako
      • Mangarevan: ato
      • North Marquesan: ato
    • Rapa Nui: ato
    • Tahitic:
      • Maori: ato
      • Rakahanga-Manihiki: ato
      • Rarotongan: ato
      • Tahitian: ato
      • Tuamotuan: ato
  • Western Polynesian:
    • Ellicean–Outlier:
      • Nuguria: oto
      • Sikaiana: ato
      • Tuvaluan: ato
      • Takuu: oto
    • Futunic:
      • East Futuna: 'ato
      • Pukapukan: ato
      • Tikopia: ato
    • Samoic:
      • Samoan: ato
      • Tokelauan: ato
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: ato
  • Tongan: ato