Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/pupuk

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This Proto-Oceanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Oceanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bubuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bukbuk.

Noun

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*pupuk

  1. weevil that infests wood, bamboo, and rice

Descendants

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  • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
    • Central Pacific: *vuvu
      • Proto-Polynesian: *fufu
        • Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
          • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
          • Western Polynesian:
            • Ellicean-Outlier:
        • Tongic:
    • Southeast Solomonic:
  • Western Oceanic: