Protoform: PAKU-PAKU [NP] Emaciated, starving

Description: Emaciated, starving
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *paku.e "skin"

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna Kai pakupaku Have insufficient food; as in famine (Bgs)
East Uvea Pakupaku Avoir faim (Btn)
Easter Island Pa/paku Dead, corpse; be thin, lean (Fts)
Marquesas Haʔa/pakupaku Jeûner, ne pas prendre de nourriture, garder le diète (Dln)
Nuguria Pako/pako Mager Problematic (Ths)
Rennellese Pakupaku To be thin, emaciated (Ebt)
Tikopia Faka/pakupaku/ Starve (Fth)

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