Protoform: FOO.2A [PN] Rub, as in extracting starch from arrowroot, massaging
| Description: | Rub, as in extracting starch from arrowroot, massaging |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *2 PCP *boo 'squeeze, rub firmly; massage in this way' (LPO V:364). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Fo/fo/a | Médecin, médecine | (Gzl) |
| East Uvea | Foo | Prepare starch from arrowroot | (Rch) |
| Fijian | Boo | Squeeze | (Cpl) |
| Mangareva | ʔOo | Presser avec les doigts un mal, une blessure; tenir dans ses mains les pieds d'un nouveau-né pour le redresser | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Ho | Masser, massage, frictionner ave la main, frotter. Lécher, se lécher (Lch). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Ho/ho (MQN) | Caresser; pet, caress | (Chf) |
| Niue | Fo/foo | Massage | (McE) |
| Rennellese | Hoo | To mix, as water with resin for tattooing | (Ebt) |
| Rotuman | Hoo | To squeeze, to wring | (Cwd) |
| Rotuman | Foo | Sponge or mop up, soak up Borrowed | (Cwd) |
| Samoan | Foo | Prepare starch by washing and grating arrowroot | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Fo/foo | Give medical treatment; masseur. Generic term for all types of healer; treatment (McP). | (Prt) |
| Samoan | Foo/maʔi | Doctor, assistant medical practitioner | (Mnr) |
| Tokelau | Fo/foo | Masseur, masseuse; cure, remedy | (Sma) |
| Tokelau | Foo/foo | Apply massage gently | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Fo/foo | Massage by rubbing downwards | (Cwd) |
| Tuvalu | F/foo | Massage (n) | (Bsr) |
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