Protoform: PUKA-TEA [PN] A tree (Pisonia sp.)
| Description: | A tree (Pisonia sp.) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *puka "a tree (Hernandia, Pisonia)", *tea "white" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Pukatea | A large softwood tree (Pisonia grandis) | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Pukatea (MQN), puʔatea (MQS) (Atl). | Arbre dont le bois est tendre, de la famille des nyctaginacées. (Pisonia grandis) (Atl). | (Lch) |
| New Zealand Maori | Pukatea | A large, buttressed tree, with white bark (Laurelia novaezelandiae) | (Wms) |
| Niue | Pukatea | (Pisonia grandis) | (McE) |
| Penrhyn | Puka tea | Lettuce tree (Pisonia grandis) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Pukatea | Alternate name for Puka in old chant | (Sby) |
| Rarotongan | Pukatea | A large, indigenous tree (Pisonia grandis) | (Whr) |
| Tahitian | Puʔatea | Plante (Pisonia brunoniana, P.grandis) | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Pukatea | (Pisonia) | (Stn) |
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