Where does “canaque” come from?

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

canaque (French): Kanak

Definitions

  1. Kanak

Ancestry of “canaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkanakaA person of Hawaiian descent; A South Pacific...
2Hawaiiankanakahuman being; subject, retainer; a Hawaiian
3Proto-Polynesiantaŋataman, person
4Proto-Oceanic*tamʷatahuman being, person

Words derived from “canaque”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata →Every word from Proto-Polynesian taŋata →Every word from Hawaiian kanaka →