Protoform: IKU.1 [AN] The end of something; tail

Description: The end of something; tail
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to AN: Austronesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *siku
*4 POC *iku(R) "tail, of quadruped, some birds, and possibly fish" (LPO IV:267,277).
*5 PMP *`ikur "schwanz" (Dpf. 1938).
*6 PAN *ikuR "tail" (ACD).
*7 PBN *ighu "tail" (Lvy. 1979).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Iku End, finish v (Mfr)
East Uvea Iku Etre fini, terminé (Btn)
Easter Island Iku-vera Ashes (of fire or embers saved for later use) (Wbr)
Mangareva Iku Queue de poisson; bout le plus mince d'un bois (Jnu)
New Zealand Maori Iku/iku Eaves of a house (Wms)
Nggela Igu Tail (Fox)
Nukuoro Iku A tail (Crn)
Samoan Iʔu End, tail of fish (Prt)
Tokelau Iku Finish, come to an end (Sma)
Tongan Iku To end, terminate, culminate...; tail (esp. of a quadruped) (Cwd)
Tongan Igoo The tail (Mar)
Vaeakau-Taumako Eku/kau Tip of shaft of kupega net (Lch)

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