Where does “ʻuku” come from?

ʻuku (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian kutu, from Proto-Oceanic kutu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kutu, from Austronesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux — louse insect.

ʻuku (Hawaiian): louse, flea

Definitions

  1. louse, flea

Ancestry of “ʻuku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiankutulouse
2Proto-Oceanickutulouse generic
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiankutu—
4Austronesian*kutu—
5Proto-Austronesian*kuCuxlouse insect

Words derived from “ʻuku”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *kuCux →Every word from Austronesian *kutu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kutu →