Protoform: KINA-KINA.* [CE] Amnion
| Description: | Amnion |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *kina "sea-urchin" (which is filled with reddish liquid). |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian | ʔInaʔina | Reddish discharge preceding labour in childbirth | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Kinakina | First issue from a woman in childbirth, the choroid flow | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Inaina | Mucosite qui precede l'enfantement | (Dln) |
| Rarotongan | Kina | The pre-natal fluid | (Sve) |
| Rarotongan | Kinakina | The prenatal outpouring prior to the birth of the god sons Rongo, Taane and others | (Sve) |
| Tahitian | Inaina | The water of child birth | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Kinakina | Watery discharge preceding or accompanying child-birth | (Stn) |
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