Where does “kanukki” come from?

kanukki (Finnish) comes from English Canuck, from Hawaiian kanaka, from Proto-Polynesian taŋata, from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata — human being, person.

kanukki (Finnish): A Canuck, Canadian

Definitions

  1. A Canuck, Canadian

Ancestry of “kanukki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCanuckA Canadian, sometimes especially a French...
2Hawaiiankanakahuman being; subject, retainer; a Hawaiian
3Proto-Polynesiantaŋataman, person
4Proto-Oceanic*tamʷatahuman being, person
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata →Every word from Proto-Polynesian taŋata →Every word from Hawaiian kanaka →
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