Protoform: SEI-LALA [PN] Tree sp. (Garcinia) (Grf)
| Description: | Tree sp. (Garcinia) (Grf) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *sei.1 "flower worn as decoration" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Uvea | Heilala | Mili [ointment] contre les furoncles Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Rch) |
| Fijian | See-lala | A seedless mangrove; sterile, of a tree or sow Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Samoan | Seilala | (Garcinia sessilis) (rare) | (Whr) |
| Tongan | Heilala | (Garcinia sessilis) Small tree, flowers highly esteemed and strung into leis | (Whr) |
| Tongan | Heláha | Fruit of the tree so called, used to make necklaces Problematic | (Mar) |
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