Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/aʀu

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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

Noun

*aʀu

1. casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)

Descendants

• Western Oceanic
  • North New Guinea
    • Gitua: yaru
• Central-Eastern Oceanic
  • Southeast Solomonic
    • Bugotu–Gela
      • Bughotu: aru
      • Gela: aru
    • Malaita–Makira
      • Sa'a: sälu
      • Makira
        • Arosi: saru
      • Malaita
        • Lau: salu
        • Kwaio: salu, lalu
        • 'Are'are: raru
  • Southern Oceanic
    • Mota: aru
  • Central Pacific
    • Fijian: cau

References

• Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *aRuhu.