Where does “kahu” come from?

kahu (English) comes from Maori kāhu, from Proto-Polynesian *kafu.

kahu (English): swamp harrier (Circus approximans)

Definitions

  1. swamp harrier (Circus approximans)

Ancestry of “kahu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikāhu—
2Proto-Polynesian*kafu—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kafu →Every word from Maori kāhu →