Protoform: AKE.A [PN] Tree sp: *ake(ake)

Description: Tree sp: *ake(ake)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*4 POC *ake "tree sp." (ACD). [Based on PN + Eddystone/Mandegusu]

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian ʔAʔa/liʔi Native hardwood shrubs or trees (Dodonaea spp.)... (Pki)
Moriori Ake/ake Tree sp. (Bke)
New Zealand Maori Ake(ake) (Dodonia spp.) (Wms)
Penrhyn Ake/ake Seed of puka tree (Sta)
Rarotongan ʔAke (Dodonaea viscosa) "...according to Cheeseman and a few subsequent authors, but not confirmed by the present author." (Whr)
Rarotongan ʔAke/ʔake A native tree (Sapinda vitiensis) (Whr)
Tahitian Ae The name of a sweet-scented plant, used for the sweet monoi or native oil (Dvs)
Tokelau Ake/ake Kind of medicinal beach plant (Jnn) (???)
Tongan Ake A hardwood tree (Cwd)

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