Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qəti

This Proto-Malayo-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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qəCi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qəti/

Adjective

*qəti or *qēti

1. finished; complete

Verb

*qəti

1. to stop; to end

Descendants

• Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Leti: eti
  • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Oceanic: *qoti
      • Central–Eastern Oceanic:
        • Central Pacific:
          • East Fijian–Polynesian:
            • Fijian: oti
            • Proto-Polynesian: *qoti
              • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
                • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
                  • Marquesic:
                    • Hawaiian: oki
                    • Mangarevan: oti
                    • North Marquesan: oti
                    • South Marquesan: oti
                  • Tahitic:
                    • Maori: oti
                    • Rakahanga-Manihiki: oti
                    • Rarotongan: oti
                    • Tahitian: oti
                    • Tuamotuan: oti
                • Western Polynesian:
                  • Ellicean–Outlier:
                    • Kapingamarangi: odi
                    • Nukumanu: oti
                    • Nukuoro: odi
                    • Pileni: osi
                    • Sikaiana: oti
                    • Tuvaluan: oti
                  • Futunic:
                    • Anuta: oti
                    • East Futuna: oki, ti
                    • Futuna-Aniwa: oji
                    • Mele-Fila: weji
                    • Pukapukan: oti
                    • Tikopia: oti
                  • Samoic:
                    • Samoan: oti
                    • Tokelauan: oti
              • Tongic:
                • Niuafo'ou: ʻosi
                • Niuean: oti
                • Tongan: ʻosi, ʻoji
          • West Fijian–Rotuman:
            • Rotuman: ofi
            • Western Fijian: oti
      • Western Oceanic:
        • Tolai: ot
• Western Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Celebic:
    • Uma: oti
  • Moklenic:
    • Moken: ketoi
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Malay: henti
      • Indonesian: henti
  • Old Javanese: henti
    • Javanese: enti
  • Proto-South Sulawesi:
    • Tae': atti

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qeti₃
• Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications