Protoform: PORO.2 [EP] Blunt or truncated end or piece; in words for elbow, heel and other body parts
| Description: | Blunt or truncated end or piece; in words for elbow, heel and other body parts |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Poro/poro | Blunt, due to many indentations | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Polo | Large, thick, plump Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Pki) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | (Haka)poro | Rear canoe in fishing | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Poʔo | Morceau, bout, partie, portion; os arrondi pour servir de décor. Part, portion [Southeast Marquesan Dialect], morceau, piece (Atl). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Poʔo mokuku (MQN), poʔo monunu (MQS), poʔo kouvae (NKH) | Pomme d'Adam, Adam's apple | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Po | A piece of wood for firing | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Attahi po te | One root of te | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Bo oe too | Back | (Rbs) |
| Marquesas | Poó/nanaá, poó/ivitua | Epine dorsale, vertèbres | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | Poro | Butt end, termination; piece of anything cut or broken off short; cut short, finished, broken off | (Wms) |
| Penrhyn | Poro | Protuberance | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Poro rima | Elbow | (Sta) |
| Rarotongan | Poro | Heel, kneecap, elbow; heel of axe; head of hammer or nail | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Poro | The heel, or elbow; the handle of a tool, such as a knife or chisel; the end of a ridge pole | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Poro | The rounded end of a house; a corner; the butt, end of a stick; the fleshy pad on the bottom of the heel of the foot; elbow; the buttocks; bend, curve | (Stn) |
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