Where does “Canuck” come from?

Canuck (English) comes from Hawaiian kanaka, from Proto-Polynesian taŋata, from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata — human being, person.

Canuck (English): A Canadian, sometimes especially a French...

Definitions

  1. A Canadian, sometimes especially a French...

Ancestry of “Canuck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankanakahuman being; subject, retainer; a Hawaiian
2Proto-Polynesiantaŋataman, person
3Proto-Oceanic*tamʷatahuman being, person

Words derived from “Canuck”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata →Every word from Proto-Polynesian taŋata →Every word from Hawaiian kanaka →