Where does “pu pu” come from?

pu pu (English) comes from Hawaiian pūpū, from Hawaiian pū, from Proto-Polynesian puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.

pu pu (English): An appetizer

Definitions

  1. An appetizer

Ancestry of “pu pu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpūpūbunch, tuft, bundle (as of grass); bouquet
2Hawaiianpūtree, cluster of several stalks; cluster, clump;...
3Proto-Polynesianpuqubase of a tree; origin
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuqunbase of a tree; origin
5Proto-Austronesianpuqun—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian puqu →
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