root   
faka
a root. [Mal. akar (?).] [1.2]
root, cause [1.7]
fototeny
(foto-teny) root of a word, etymology. [1.2]
(foto-teny) the theme or root of a word [1.7]
fototra
root, origin, source [1.2]
a root; a basic principle [1.7]
mamaka
to root, to send forth roots; to go to the bottom of a thing in making inquiries or in learning. [1.2]
to take root [1.7]
vahatra