Protoform: TAU-SINU.* [NP] Tree Heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea): *tau-s(i,u)nu
| Description: | Tree Heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea): *tau-s(i,u)nu |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to NP: Nuclear Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. XW *tau-suni, PN *sinu.2 "shrub or tree with irritating sap (perhaps Phaleria sp.)" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tau unu | A tree (Tournefortia argentea) Phonologically Irregular | (Fbg) |
| East Futuna | Tausinu | Plante (Argusia argentea) | (Mfr) |
| East Uvea | Tauhunu | A tree (Scaevola sericea) | (Rch) |
| Luangiua | Kausuŋu | Small tree | (Smd) |
| Mangaia | Taiʔinu, tauʔinu | Tree sp. (Tournefortia argentea) | (Sta) |
| Mangareva | Toʔunu | Arbuste: Tournefortia argentea (Boraginacées) | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tauhunu | A bush (Tournefortia argentea) | (Whr) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tauhinu, taihinu | A shrub (Pomaderris phylicaefolia) | (Wms) |
| Nuguria | Tauhunu | Tree sp. | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Tausunu | Tree Heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea) | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Taeyinu | Tree sp. (Tournefortia argentea) Phonologically Irregular | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Tainu | A shrub (Tournefortia argentea) | (Brn) |
| Rarotongan | Tauʔunu | Tree sp. (Tournefortia argentea) | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Tauʔunu | Ficus indica | (Sve) |
| Rarotongan | Taihinu | A shrub (Tournefortia argentea) Phonologically Irregular | (Brn) |
| Rennellese | Tausunu | A beach tree, perhaps Tree Heliotrope | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Tausunu | The name of a seaside tree (Tournefortia argentea) | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Taunusu | Tree sp. Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Tahinu | Plante (Tournefortia argentea) Phonologically Irregular | (Jsn) |
| Takuu | Taesunu, taisunu | Tree sp. whose timber is used for stools Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Tauhunu | Tree Heliotrope (Tournefortia argentea) | (Whr) |
| Tuamotu | Toohonu | A tree (Tournefortia argentea) Phonologically Irregular | (Stn) |
| Tupuaki | To hinu | (Tournefortia argentea) | (Atn) |
| Tuvalu | Tauhunu | A tree (Messerschmidia argentea) | (Rby) |
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