Protoform: FISO-QA [PN] (Colubrina asiatica)
| Description: | (Colubrina asiatica) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *fiso.1 "froth, foam". Leaves contain saponins, once used as soap (Whr). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Visoʔa | (Colubrina asiatica) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Fihoa | (Colubrina asiatica) | (Rch) |
| Kapingamarangi | Uiho, wiho [a] | Cassytha filiformis Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Emy) |
| Niue | Fihoa, vihoa | Shrub sp. (Colubrina asiatica) | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Hiisoa | Cassytha filiformis Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Crl) |
| Rotuman | Fisoʔa | Creeper whose leaves produce a cleansing lather Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Fiisoa | Liane (Colubrina sp.) . Soap bush (Colubrina asiatica)...leaves formerly used as soap for washing the hair . | (Phm) |
| Tikopia | Fisoa | (Colubrina asiatica) | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Fihoʔa | (Colubrina asiatica) | (Cwd) |
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