Protoform: TAFITO.A [PN] Base of a tree; foundation, origin, beginning, root, basis
| Description: | Base of a tree; foundation, origin, beginning, root, basis |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tapito | Root, base. The base of an object; basis, source, reason; leader; beginning; to start (Fbg). | (Yen) |
| Anuta | Paka/tapito | Beginning (n) | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Tafito | Stump end of tree trunk; to stem from; reason, cause . Cause, base, fondement, fondation; pied (arbre, bananier, taro etc.) | (Bgs) |
| East Uvea | Tafito | Base, foundation | (Rch) |
| Easter Island | Tahito | Base of a tree | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Niho tahito | Molar tooth | (Wbr) |
| Emae | Tafito | Trunk of a tree; foundation, base | (Cpl) |
| Luangiua | Kahiko | Base of a tree | (Smd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tawhito | Esoteric term for penis | (Bgs) |
| Niuafoʔou | Tafito | Root | (Cct) |
| Niue | Tefito | Essence, basis, core; axle | (Sph) |
| Niue | Tefito | Tuberous ginger plant (tubers sometimes eaten during times of scarcity). Root of the yellow-flowered ginger (McE). | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Tahito | Trunk, base of a tree | (Dvl) |
| Nukuoro | Dahido | Base, stump, foot of hill | (Crl) |
| Pukapuka | Tawito | Base of tree | (Sby) |
| Samoan | Tafito | Base of tree | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Tahito | Base, origin, source, underlying cause | (Dnr) |
| Takuu | Tafito | Foot or base of tree or pole; beginning of a story | (Hwd) |
| Takuu | Tahito | Foot or base of a tree or pole; beginning of a story, history; cause of a problem | (Mle) |
| Tikopia | Tafito | Origin, beginning; base, basis, reason | (Fth) |
| Tokelau | Tafito | Stump, trunk | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Tefito | Base (of tree, etc.), centre | (Cwd) |
| Tongan | Tefito | The root of any plant | (Mar) |
| Tuvalu | Tafito | Base of a tree | (Rby) |
| Vaeakau-Taumako | Tahito, tafito | Base, bottom, lower part of the trunk of a tree, beginning | (Hvn) |
| West Futuna | Tafito | End of a thing | (Dty) |
| West Futuna | (Ta)n/tafito | L'autre bout, le commencement, le tronc, base | (Rve) |
| West Uvea | Tafito | Raison, cause; tronc (d'arbre), fondements (de la maison); horizon (tafito langi); à cause de, parce que; ancêtres | (Hmn) |
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