Where does “Canuckistan” come from?

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

Canuckistan (English): Canada

Definitions

  1. Canada

Ancestry of “Canuckistan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCanuckA Canadian, sometimes especially a French...
2Hawaiiankanakahuman being; subject, retainer; a Hawaiian
3Proto-Polynesiantaŋataman, person
4Proto-Oceanic*tamʷatahuman being, person

Words derived from “Canuckistan”

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