Protoform: KASO-KASO.1 [PN] Rib (Rby) *(hui) kasokaso

Description: Rib (Rby) *(hui) kasokaso
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PPN *kaso.1 "rafters, or possibly purlins", *kaokao "side, ribs".
*8 Note. It is considered that two different metaphors formed the protoforms meaning "rib", *hui kasokaso "rafter-like bones" and *hui kaokao "side bones"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Ivi kasokaso Rib (Bgs)
Fijian Soka Rib of a boat Problematic (Cpl)
Mangareva Kaʔokaʔo Doigts longs, bien faits, et sans rides; canne à sucre à longs noeuds Uncertain Semantic Connection (Rch)
Marquesas Kahokaho Long, mince, fluet, svelte; paquet oblong Uncertain Semantic Connection (Dln)
Niue Kahokaho Side of a person’s body (refers to the area under the arm and above the hips) (Sph)
Niue Hui kahokaho Side rib, rib bone (Sph)
Nukuoro Gasogaso Narrow Uncertain Semantic Connection (Crl)
Pukapuka Ivi kayokayo Rib; spinous process in vertebrae (Bge)
Samoan Ivi ʔasoʔaso Rib (Prt)
Tikopia Ivi kasokaso Short ribs under arms (Fth)
Tokelau Ivi kahokaho Rib (Sma)
Tuvalu Kahokaho Rib bones (Rby)

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