Protoform: KAWA-PUSI.* [CE] A fragrant plant

Description: A fragrant plant
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PNP *kawa-pui "(Zingiber sp.)".

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian ʔAwapuhi Wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) (Pki)
Marquesas Opuhi Basilic, plante aromatique de la famille des labiées (Lch)
Tahitian Avapuhi An odoriferous plant, used for giving a pleasant scent to a native cloth called puhi ava (Dvs)
Tupuaki Opuhi (Amomum cevuga) [Fiji cardamom] Problematic (Atn)

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