Protoform: POTI.2 [EP] Bug species (Clk): *(po(ti))poti

Description: Bug species (Clk): *(po(ti))poti
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian
Notes:

*1 Cf. XE *potu.2

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Poki/poki Sow bug, Pill bug (Isopoda) (Pki)
Mangaia Poti/poti Springtails (Collembola spp.) (Cek)
Mangareva Poti/poti Petit insecte (Rch)
Marquesas Poti A kind of crab. Espèce de crabe (Lch). (Dln)
Marquesas Po/poti Petit crabe des plages; small sand beach crab (Chf)
New Zealand Maori Poti/poti Sandhopper (Talorchestia quoyana), a small crustacean; a large moth (Wms)
Penrhyn Poti/poti Cockroach (Sta)
Pukapuka Poti/poti Caterpillar (Mta)
Rarotongan Po/poti/ General name for beetles (Bse)
Rarotongan Poti/poti Sandfly (Bse)
Tahitian Po/poti Cancrelat ou ravet (Periplaneta americana); crustacé de petite taille (Hippa sp.). The general name for the beetle kind...esp. Indian cockroach (Dvs). (Lmt)
Takuu Poo/poki Marine creature: sand bug, mole crab Problematic (Mle)
Tuamotu Poti/poti Any small cockroach (Stn)
Tuamotu Po/poti Small black variety of Cockroach (Stn)
Tupuaki Po/poti Perliplaneta americana (Atn)

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