Protoform: SERU [CE] Scratch the earth, as a fowl does, scrape, dig
| Description: | Scratch the earth, as a fowl does, scrape, dig |
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| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PN *selu "comb" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Island | Heru/heru | Scrape or scratch (of fowls) | (Fts) |
| Hawaiian | Helu-a | To scratch the earth, as a hen; to dig with the fingers; to paw the earth, as an angry bull | (Pki) |
| Mangareva | ʔEru | Throw aside with hands or feet | (Jnu) |
| Marquesas | Heʔu. | Gratter, râcler, frotter | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Heʔu/heʔu (MQN), feʔu/feʔu (MQS) | Gratter le sol; scratch the ground Phonologically Irregular | (Chf) |
| Penrhyn | Seru | To thrash (in swimming), dog-paddle Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Heru/heru | Dig, rake, scrape Phonologically Irregular | (Sta) |
| Raʔivavae | Heru | To scratch up earth or surface rubbish from here and there | (Stn) |
| Rarotongan | ʔEru-a | Scratch (ground, as a hen), rake through (with hands), scrape up, shuffle about, ransack | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | ʔEru | Scrape (aside), slash | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Heru | Gratter la terre (en parlant d'une poule), fouiller la terre | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Heru | Scratch the earth, scrape, dig out | (Stn) |
| West Futuna | Seru-akea | Tear off a piece Problematic | (Cpl) |
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