Proto-Polynesian
name
Meaning
- Of or pertaining to the Proto-Polynesian language, or the people who spoke it.
- A person who spoke the Proto-Polynesian language.
- The hypothetical ancestor language or protolanguage of most Polynesian languages.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- English Polynesian English Proto-Polynesian From proto- + Polynesian.
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