Protoform: QOTA.2 [EO] Dregs, residue (of coconut etc.)

Description: Dregs, residue (of coconut etc.)
Reconstruction: Reconstructs to EO: Eastern Oceanic
Notes:

*0 > PN *qota-qota 'rubbish, refuse'
*1 Cf. PN *kota "scrapings, refuse"
*2 PCP *xota "dregs, refuse", PFJ *kota (Gty. 1991).
*3 PEO *qota "coconut grated and wrung" (Gty. 1983).

Pollex entries:

Language Reflex Description Source
East Futuna ʔOta Residue of grated coconut after squeezing (Bgs)
East Uvea ʔOta Residue of Arrowroot and Turmeric (Rch)
Easter Island ʔOta Bits, crumbs (Kvt)
Emae Ota Coconut refuse (Cpl)
Hawaiian Oka Dregs (Pki)
Ifira-Mele W/ota/ Coconut refuse (Clk)
Kapingamarangi Odo Coconut meat after oil squeezed out (Lbr)
Luangiua ʔOka Grated coconut; dress [dregs?], rubbish (Smd)
Mangareva Ota Reste de la noix de coco après le jus a été extrait (Rch)
Manihiki-Rakahanga Ota Coconut flesh after cream has been extracted (Bck)
Marquesas Ota Miette, marc de coco rapé, de kava, de café. Poussière de bois râpé ou frotté (Lch). (Dln)
New Zealand Maori Ota Dregs (Wms)
Niue Ota A measure (us. a bucket) of grated arrowroot (Sph)
Nukuoro Oda Coconut meat after oil removed (Crl)
Penrhyn Ota Residue; grated matured coconut flesh (after the milk being expressed) (Sta)
Pukapuka Ota Refuse after coconut cream is expressed (Bge)
Rarotongan Ota Dregs (Bse)
Rennellese ʔOta Residue of expressed grated coconut or turmeric (Ebt)
Rotuman ʔOta Dregs, sediment (of kava only) Borrowed (Cwd)
Rotuman Mofa Rubbish, refuse, garbage, litter Problematic (Cwd)
Sikaiana Ota Grated coconut bits; the dregs of any substance that are left over after juice has been extracted (Dnr)
Tahitian Ota Chaff, bran, refuse (Dvs)
Tahitian Ota Résidu [exx. coco, manioc râpé, marc de café, chique de tabac] (Lmt)
Takuu Ota Small bits and pieces of a substance (esp. a residue): coconut or pawpaw gratings; sawdust; shreds of tobacco; preparation of coarsely ground turmeric (Mle)
Tikopia Ota Dry coconut scrapings (Fth)
Tuamotu Ota Dregs (Stn)
Tuvalu Ota Grated coconut residue (Rby)
West Futuna Ota Dregs, sediment, lees (Dty)
West Uvea Ota Coco broyé, jeté après le broyage (Hmn)

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