Where does “hukilau” come from?

hukilau (English) comes from Hawaiian hukilau, from Hawaiian lau, from Proto-Polynesian rau, from Proto-Oceanic raun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

hukilau (English): A Hawaiian gathering to catch fish by casting a...

Definitions

  1. A Hawaiian gathering to catch fish by casting a...

Ancestry of “hukilau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhukilau—
2Hawaiianlauleaf; many, numerous; four hundred
3Proto-Polynesianrauhundred
4Proto-OceanicraunUsed to count certain objects
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic raun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian rau →