Protoform: WERU [CE] Ragged, frayed
| Description: | Ragged, frayed |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to CE: Central-Eastern Polynesian |
| Notes: |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fijian | Wedru | Wet and sticking together as hair of an animal that has been in the water Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Fijian | Welu | Long and in tufts (of the hair) Problematic | (Cpl) |
| Hawaiian | Welu | Rag, ragged garment; ragged, frayed. | (Pki) |
| Hawaiian | Welu/welu | Shredded to bits | (Pki) |
| Marquesas | Veʔu/veʔu ʔou | L'extremité de feuilles de cocotier, de pandanus, d'arbre à pain | (Dln) |
| New Zealand Maori | We/weru | Garment | (Wms) |
| Pukapuka | Velu | Worn or ragged clothing Problematic | (Mta) |
| Pukapuka | Welu | Torn clothing Problematic | (???) |
| Pukapuka | Welu/welu | Torn into strips, shredded Problematic | (???) |
| Raʔivavae | Ve(g)u/ve(g)u | Torn, ragged | (Zpn) |
| Rapa | Ta/veru | Cape of frayed ti leaves; a rain cape | (Sks) |
| Rarotongan | Veru | Fringe, tassel | (Bse) |
| Rarotongan | Veru/veru | Remnants, rags, tattered, torn | (Bse) |
| Tahitian | Veru/veru | Odeur de crasse; puant, crasseux. Stale, nasty, offensive in smell (Dvs). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Lmt) |
| Tuamotu | Veru/veru | Rags, tatters, shabby, worn garments; stinking, filthy | (Stn) |
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