Protoform: TUMU.1 [EP] Origin, base n; trunk (of tree)
| Description: | Origin, base n; trunk (of tree) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to EP: East Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 >> MQ *tumu-lagi "horizon" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuta | Tumu | Protuberance on tree-trunk Problematic | (Fbg) |
| Easter Island | Tumu | Origin, base. Tree, tree trunk; intention, purpose; cause, motive, reason (Wbr). | (Fts) |
| Easter Island | Niho tumu | Molar tooth | (Wbr) |
| Easter Island | Maŋa-maŋa tumu | Thumb | (Wbr) |
| Easter Island | Tu/tuma | Tree stump Phonologically Irregular | (Wbr) |
| Hawaiian | Kumu | Origin, base | (Pki) |
| Luangiua | Kumu/li | Origin, base; summit Problematic | (Smd) |
| Mangareva | Tumu | Tree trunk. Tronc d'arbre; cause, origine, source; base, souche, principe | (Rch) |
| Manihiki-Rakahanga | Tumu | Foundation | (Bck) |
| Marquesas | Tumu | Tronc, souche, arbre; principe, cause, source... Tête, commencement (Lch). Base (Mtu). | (Dln) |
| Marquesas | Túmu | The stem of a tree; the whole tree; the stumps of a beard | (Crk) |
| Marquesas | Niho tumu | Molaire à deux racines, back-molar | (Chf) |
| Marquesas | Tooʔmu | Cause | (Rbs) |
| Moriori | Tchumu | Main part | (Shd) |
| Moriori | Purakau-timu | Root | (Shd) |
| New Zealand Maori | Tumu | Foundation | (Wms) |
| Niue | Tumu | Cavity or hollow (in rocks, trees, etc.) where water collects Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Nukuoro | Tumu | To grow Problematic | (Crn) |
| Penrhyn | Tumu | Base; buttocks; first of three parts of a song; cause, reason | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Tumu | Trunk of tree | (Bge) |
| Rapa | Tumu | Base, beginning, trunk. Trunk of tree (Grn). | (Sks) |
| Rapa | Kumu | Base of taro stem, up to about first 2 cm. Phonologically Irregular | (MCl) |
| Rapa | Tumu rakau | Tree | (Grn) |
| Rarotongan | Tumu | Origin, base | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Tumu | Le bas d'un arbre ou d'une plante en dessous du feuillage, tronc, collet, racine, souche, pied; la base d'un objet, d'une construction; pied (tout l'arbre, toute la plante)...; origine, cause, fondement, base, principe; principal, essentiel | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Tumu | Origin, base | (Stn) |
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