Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/kiekie

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

Reduplication of *kie, from Proto-Oceanic *kiʀe, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiʀay.

Noun

*kiekie

  1. plant sp. (Freycinetia)

Descendants

  • Tongic
    • Niuean: kiekie
  • Nuclear Polynesian

References

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