Protoform: KA-KANO.1 [PN] Flesh (of plant or animal); substance, or essential part of anything; seed, kernel

Description: Flesh (of plant or animal); substance, or essential part of anything; seed, kernel
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PPN *kano

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Uvea Kakano Chair, substance, matiere dont une chose est composee (Btn)
Kapingamarangi Di kana buu The mollusc inside of the shell (Lbr)
Kapingamarangi Di kana di laa Form of the sail cloth (Lbr)
Marquesas Kakano. Kaakano (Bgs). Graine, grain, semence, noyau, pépin, amande (Lch)
New Zealand Maori Kakano Texture, grain, in wood, greenstone etc.; colour; berry, small fruit (Wms)
New Zealand Maori Kaakano Seed, pip (Wms)
Niuafoʔou Kakano Meat (Gry)
Niue Kakano Flesh (living flesh or lean meat); kernel; meaning, essence (Sph)
Nuguria Kakano Fleisch (Ths)
Nukuoro Kano Quality; penis, meat, flesh (Crl)
Pukapuka Kakano Clitoris female genitals (Bge)
Rennellese Kakano Kind, variety; core of wood (Ebt)
Samoan ʔAʔano Flesh of animal or coconut (Prt)
Tahitian Aano Sperm or seed of certain fishes; seeds; the red berries of the hauou or pua tree; seeds of gourds, pumpkins, melons, and cucumbers (Dvs)
Tokelau Kakano Flesh; meaning, pith (of the matter) (Sma)
Tongan Kakano Flesh, contents or substance (Cwd)
Tongan Cacano Pulp of fruit. &c. (Mar)
Tuamotu Kakano The small fry of a certain variety of fish (Stn)
Tuvalu Kkano Meat, flesh (Rby)
Vaeakau-Taumako Kulu te kano mala Type of breadfruit ['bitter flesh'] (Lch)
West Futuna Xkano (WFU) Body, ‘soul’ (Dty)

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