Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tapa

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta.pa/

Noun

*tapa

1. edge; boundary
2. (by extension) tapa (bordered cloth)

Descendants

• Niuean: hiapo
• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Hawaiian: kapa
    • Maori: tapa
  • Samoan: siapo
• Tongan: hiapo, tapa
  • → English: tapa

References

• Entry tapa.1 “bark cloth”, Polynesian Lexicon Online (Pollex).
• Entry tapa.3 “edge, margin”, Polynesian Lexicon Online (Pollex).