Where does “pahus” come from?

pahus (English) comes from English pahu, from Proto-Polynesian *pasu₂.

pahus (English): plural of pahu

Definitions

  1. plural of pahu

Ancestry of “pahus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpahuA traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a...
2Proto-Polynesian*pasu₂—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *pasu₂ →Every word from English pahu →
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