Protoform: PUTA.1A [MP] Aperture, perforation, hole

Description: Aperture, perforation, hole
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to MP: Malayo-Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> NP *tii-puta "type of cape or poncho", CK *koo-puta
*5 PMP *bu(9)(Ctt)(ae)s "perforate" (Bst.1970).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Puka Hole (Pki)
Mangareva Puta Opening, hole. Porte, fenêtre; ouverture, trou (Rch). (Jnu)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Puta Hole (Krk)
Marquesas Puta Trou, ouverture, issue, porte. Chemin, sentier, voie, passage, défile (Lch). (Dln)
Marquesas Púta A hole of any kind, a window &c, a passage; the road (Crk)
Moriori Puta Hole (Shd)
New Zealand Maori Puta Opening, hole, perforation (Wms)
Penrhyn Puta Hole, opening, perforation; wound, stab, puncture; to crack, be stabbed, be punctured (Sta)
Rapa Puta/uu Nostril; nose (Grn)
Rarotongan Puta Opening, perforation, hole, puncture, cavity (Sve)
Rotuman Pufa Shallow hole for fireplace (Cwd)
Tahitian Puta Trou de part en part, ouverture; blessure, piqure (Lmt)
Tuamotu Puta Opening, entrance; punctured, pierced (Stn)

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