Protoform: PUU-EFU [NP] Dust; crumble, break in pieces

Description: Dust; crumble, break in pieces
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian
Notes:

*0 << PN *efu
*0 >> CC *puga-ehu

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
Hawaiian Puehu Crumbling (Pki)
Mangareva Pueʔu Se casser, se briser, se déchirer; se dissiper (projet, foule); ne pas réssir, échouer (Rch)
Mangareva Pueʔu/eʔu Dévier, s'écarter, se tromper Uncertain Semantic Connection (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Puehu Dust (Krk)
Marquesas Puehu Scatter, easily breakable (of stone) (Dln)
Marquesas Buáihhu To spill, or scatter by spilling (Crk)
New Zealand Maori Puuehu Dust (Wms)
Niue Puefu Dust, crumbled (i) Problematic (???)
Penrhyn Puuehu Dust; broken in pieces (Sta)
Rarotongan Pueʔu Dust, scattered (Bse)
Rennellese Pebu Dust, sawdust, crumbs (of yams, panna, bread); mote in the eye Phonologically Irregular (Ebt)
Tahitian Puehu Etre dispersé, être éparpillé, tomber en morceaux . En poudre (Aca)
Tikopia Puefu Powder (Fth)
Tokelau Pefu Dust (Sma)
Tuamotu Puuehu Dust, scattered (Stn)
Tuvalu Pa/efu/. P/pefu (Jsn). Dust Borrowed (Rby)

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