Where does “mauka” come from?

mauka (Hawaiian Creole) comes from Hawaiian mauka, from Hawaiian uka, from Proto-Polynesian quta, from Proto-Oceanic qutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.

mauka (Hawaiian Creole): towards the mountains, inland

Definitions

  1. towards the mountains, inland

Ancestry of “mauka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmaukainland; upland; towards the mountains
2Hawaiianukainland; towards the mountain
3Proto-Polynesianqutainland
4Proto-Oceanicqutanbushland; hinterland
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
6Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush
Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qutan →