Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/kawaʀ

Etymology
From (metathesis).

Noun

 * 1) potent root root of a plant with strong properties: e.g. ginger
 * 2) kava plant,
 * 3) kava, an intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant

Descendants

 * Southern Oceanic
 * North-Central Vanuatu *ɣaya
 * Central Pacific
 * Polynesian
 * Central Pacific
 * Polynesian
 * Central Pacific
 * Polynesian