Protoform: KAPUTI [SO] Flower bud, leaf sheath *kaput(i,u)
| Description: | Flower bud, leaf sheath *kaput(i,u) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to SO: Samoic-Outlier Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *kapu.2 'surround, envelop' |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luangiua | Apuku | Closed bloom (of type of hibiscus?) | (Smd) |
| Niue | Kaputi | A covering for fruit Problematic | (Tgr) |
| Nuguria | Kaputi | Bud | (Dvl) |
| Rennellese | Kaputi | Fetal sack; edible fat sack in the head of a coconut crab | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Aputi | The husk; the sheath or covering of the young leaf (stipule) | (Prt) |
| Samoan | ʔAputi | Ear (of corn) | (Mnr) |
| Sikaiana | Kaputi | Buds of a shoot {kauloloa} of a coconut tree | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Kaputu | Bud of a flower, head of a match | (Mle) |
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