ACD - Austronesian Comparative Dictionary Online

*tekas come to rest in a definite place, settle down, as birds on a tree

PMP tekas come to rest in a definite place, settle down, as birds on a tree ⇫ ¶

WMP
Maranao	tekas	vacation or rest in a definite place
Proto-Bungku-Tolaki	toka	to perch, alight (as a fly or bird)

POC toka₃ sit, squat; come to rest; stay in a place; settle down, as birds on a tree ⇫ ¶

OC
Hawaiian	koʔa	coral, coral head
Nukuoro	doga	land on (as a bird lands on the branch of a tree)
Seimat	to	to sit
	to-to	sitting, at rest
Mussau	toka	to sit
Lou	tuk	to sit
Nehan	toka	to stay, put, together at the same time in concert, located, stay put or perched, as a bird in a tree
Takia	tok	quiet
Gedaged	to	still, calm, quiet; contented, at peace, serene, at rest, quiescent, motionless
Roviana	toga	said of a flock of (frigate birds) settling in a (Casuarina tree)
Tuvaluan	faka-toka	to prepare
	toka	ready; peaceful, be in peace
Nggela	toga	to dwell
Sa'a	oʔa	to settle, of birds; to squat on the haunches
Arosi	oʔa	to stay, dwell, abide; to settle, of birds
Bauro	oga	to sit
Tubetube	toa	to perch, of a bird
Anuta	toka	a boulder in the sea which is submerged at least part of the time
Rennellese	toka	to be or get well; to be in good health, cured of sickness, recovered; to be calm, quiet, of persons or the sea; to recover
Mota	toga	to abide, dwell, endure, live, behave, be
Samoan	toʔa	(of liquid, or solid body in a liquid, etc.) be still, settle down; (of boat), run around, strike; (of people) stop; sea rock, reef; calm, relief
	toʔa-toʔa	calmly
	to-toʔa	be calm, steady
Futunan	toka	to calm down (of the wind)
Northeast Ambae	toka	to sit
Sowa	-dok	to sit
Wayan	vaka-toka	be brought ashore or beached
	toka	come to rest, be at rest; (of a boat) run aground, strike bottom in shallow water; (of a whale or dolphin) be stranded, beached
Fijian	toka	to sit on the heels, squat; to be placed, situated, of people and small objects; to place, put on (garments); adhere to; to ride (horse)
	toka-raka	to lie in wait for
Tongan	toka	(of a boat) to run aground, or to rest on the bottom; (of running water, of particles in suspension, or of people, etc.) to come to rest, to settle down, to reach a calm or settled state
Rarotongan	toka	congealment, anything congealed, frozen, etc.; to pass from fluid to solid, to coagulate, to curdle; a general term or name for stone or stones or rock of any description
Maori	toka	stone, rock; firm, solid; satisfied, contented; wait, stay still

Reconstructions

PMP	tekas	come to rest in a definite…
POC	toka₃	sit, squat; come to rest;…

Note

Also Tontemboan təkaʔ ‘arrival at a place; to settle down, of birds on a branch’. Although this reconstruction is firmly established on the POc level, the PMP form is far less certain, and its possible relationship to PMP *teka ‘to come, arrive; reach as far as; reach a destination; to complete’ remains an open question. Whereas PMP *teka seems clearly to be a verb of motion, referring to coming, arrival and the like, PMP *tekas has a much more static sense, as of something for which motion or agitation has ceased.

The breadth of linked meanings across reflexes of this form is remarkable, ranging from the notion of birds settling down from flight on the branches of a tree (Proto-Bungku-Tolaki, Sa'a, Arosi, Nukuoro), to sitting (many), to boats running aground (Wayan, Tongan), to general calmness (Tongan, Futunan, Samoan, Rennellese), to congealment (hence cessation of flowing motion) in Rarotongan, to rock (as in ‘firm as a rock’) in Anuta, Rarotongan, Maori and possibly Hawaiian."