Protoform: SU-GALU [PN] Driftwood and shells worn by wave action; jetsam.
| Description: | Driftwood and shells worn by wave action; jetsam. |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *galu "wave" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Sugalu | Deteriore par les vagues (des coquilles qui ont roulees longtemps et qui n'ont plus de valeur | (Gzl) |
| Rennellese | Suungagu | Driftwood; to hang on to driftwood or to a life jacket | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Sugalu | Said of things which are old but still good. | (Prt) |
| Tikopia | Ungaru | Driftwood; floating log, occ. used for small canoe or firewood Phonologically Irregular | (Fth) |
| Tongan | Huungalu | Empty shells or other debris washed ashore by the waves | (Cwd) |
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