Protoform: PUUKAO [EP] Something rising above a surface
| Description: | Something rising above a surface |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. *puu.6, *puqu, *kao.1, *kao.4 |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Pukao | Moño. Chignon. [topknot] | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Puuʔao | Womb Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | Pukao | Monticule sur le penchant d'un montagne; petit coquillage univalve | (Rch) |
| Marquesas | Paʔe pukao | Espèce de coiffure pointue pour les personnes luxurieuses | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Pukao | Pointe; pointu, qui se termine en pointe, de forme conique; espèce de coquillage | (Dln) |
| Tahitian | Puao | Cartridge of powder; any small wrapper, or thing rolled up, as paper, cloth &c.; to make cartridges, to wrap or roll up small things Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Dvs) |
| Tuamotu | Puukao | To rise up, emerge out of; to come into view, as a ship above the horizon or smoke above trees | (Stn) |
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