Where does “ʻEhu” come from?

ʻEhu (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *efu, from Proto-Oceanic *qapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu, from Proto-Austronesian qabu — ash.

ʻEhu (Hawaiian): spray, foam, mist, seaspray

Definitions

  1. spray, foam, mist, seaspray

Ancestry of “ʻEhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*efuash solid remains of a fire
2Proto-Oceanic*qapuash solid remains of a fire
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqabuash solid remains of a fire
4Proto-Austronesianqabuash

Words derived from “ʻEhu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qabu →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qapu →