Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/qulu

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-Oceanic *qulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh.

Noun

*qulu

1. head

Descendants

• Tongic
  • Tongan: ʻulu
  • Niuean: ulu
• Samoic–Outlier
  • Ellicean
    • Tuvaluan: ulu
    • Kapingamarangi: ulu
  • Futunic
    • Anuta: uru
    • Futuna-Aniwa: uru
    • East Futuna: 'ulu
  • Samoic
    • Samoan: ulu
    • Tokelauan: ulu
    • Niuatoputapu: ulu
• Eastern Polynesian
  • Marquesic
    • North Marquesan: uʻu
    • South Marquesan: uʻu
  • Tahitic
    • Tahitian: uru
    • Maori: uru

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *quluh.
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “QULU.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online