Protoform: FUFU.1 [AN] Wood-eating grub
| Description: | Wood-eating grub |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian |
| Notes: | *4 POC *pupuk "k.o. borer wasp or bee that infests wood or bamboo" (LPO IV:388). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Huhu | Worm-eaten | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Huhu | Wood-boring insect, worm-eaten | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | ʔUʔu | Wood grub (I) | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Huhu | White wood-eating worm. Ver qui ronge le bois; termite; poussière du bois résidu de l'érosion (Lch). | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Huhu | Larva of beetle sp. (Prionoplus reticularis) | (Wms) |
| Nggela | Vuvu | A worm that bores into wood | (Fox) |
| Niue | Lango fufu | Carpenter wasp. Common blow fly (Sph). | (McE) |
| Raʔivavae | Huhu | A variety of small black bee-like woodboring insect | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔUʔu | Wood grub | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Huhu | Xylocope ou abeille charpentière, gros hyménoptère de couleur noire qui attaque le bois | (Lmt) |
| Tupuaki | Huhu | Lithurgus sp. | (Atn) |
| Tuvalu | Uu | Large grub that eats coconut-meat Problematic | (Rby) |
12 entries found
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