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...
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- A Hawaiian gathering to catch fish by casting a...
Ancestry of “hukilau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | hukilau | — |
| 2 | Hawaiian | lau | leaf; many, numerous; four hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | rau | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | raun | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |