Protoform: KAWE.1B [PN] String, thread; ray of light; other elongated objects

Description: String, thread; ray of light; other elongated objects
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. PN *awe

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Uvea Kave Queue d'un fruit, tige; anse (d'un panier), poignée, manche (Rch)
Mangareva Kave Langue de terre prolongée, terrain entre deux caps; endroit éloigné (Rch)
Marquesas Kave Rang, rangée (Dln)
Moriori Kawe String (Shd)
Niue Kave/kave Rays of setting sun; cord, thread, line (Sph)
Nukuoro Gave/gave Rays of the sun (Crl)
Pukapuka Kave pakipaki Seaweed (Bge)
Pukapuka Kave Tail of a comet (Sby)
Rapa Kave Strand or ply (Sks)
Rapa Kave turu Three-strand rope (Sks)
Samoan ʔAve Sunbeam, ray of sunshine (Mnr)
Tahitian ʔAve Brin d'une tresse, toron d'un filin (Lmt)
Tokelau Kave Beam, ray (of light) (Sma)
Tuamotu Kave Tendril (Stn)

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