Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/fale

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-Central Pacific *vale, from Proto-Oceanic *pale, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay, from Proto-Austronesian *balay.

Noun

*fale

1. house

Descendants

• Niuean: fale
• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
    • Hawaiian: hale
    • Mangarevan: hare
    • Maori: whare
      • → English: whare
    • Rapa Nui: hare
    • Tahitian: fare
    • North Marquesan: haʻe
    • South Marquesan: faʻe
  • Rennellese: hage
  • Samoan: fale
  • Tokelauan: fale
  • Tuvaluan: fale
• Tongan: fale