Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/toko

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

Inherited from Proto-Oceanic *tokon, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təkən.

Noun

*toko

pole for punting canoe

Descendants

Tongic
- Tongan: toko
Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoic–Outlier
  - Ellicean–Outlier
    - Tuvaluan: toko
    - Sikaiana: toko
    - Kapingamarangi: dogo
  - Futunic
    - Anuta: totoko
    - East Futuna: toko
    - Futuna-Aniwa: tokotoko
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: to'o
    - Tokelauan: tokotoko
- Eastern Polynesian
  - Marquesic
    - Hawaiian: koʻo
    - Mangarevan: toko
  - Tahitic
    - Maori: toko
    - Tahitian: toʻo
    - Rarotongan: toko
  - Rapa Nui: tokotoko

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*teken”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TOKO.1A”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559