Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/salato

This Proto-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *salatoŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalatəŋ.

Noun

*salato

stinging nettle

Descendants

Tongic
- Tongan: salato
Nuclear Polynesian
- Samoic–Outlier
  - Ellicean
    - Sikaiana: salato
    - Takuu: sarato
  - Futunic
    - Emae: salato
    - Tikopia: silato
    - Futuna-Aniwa: sirato
  - Samoic
    - Samoan: salato
- Eastern Polynesian
  - Marquesic
    - Mangarevan: arato
  - Tahitic
    - Tahitian: harato

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *laCeŋ.
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “salato”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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