Protoform: QEWA [PN] Wander/walk (about)

Description: Wander/walk (about)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian
Notes:

*0 >> PN *qaqewa, NP *ma-qewa "move freely", SO *eva 'float, fly'
*1 Cf. PN *newa.A

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna ʔEva Walk about for pleasure, stroll. Se promener, roder (Mfr). (Bgs)
East Uvea ʔEva(ʔeva) Se promener (Rch)
Hawaiian Ewa Wandering, strayed, unstable (Pki)
Niuafoʔou ʔEva To walk. Visit (place) (Tmo). (Gry)
Niue Eva Wander, walk about (Sph)
Pukapuka Eva(eva) Walk, wander (Bge)
Samoan Eva To take a walk, especially by moonlight; to go about, to wander at will; to walk at liberty (Prt)
Tokelau Eva Stroll, walk about (for pleasure) (Sma)
Tongan ʔEva Go for a walk, go away for a change (Cwd)
Tongan Eva To walk (Mar)
Vaeakau-Taumako Eva Leave suddenly Uncertain Semantic Connection (Hvn)
Vaeakau-Taumako Hua/eva Depart, be absent for some time (Hvn)

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