Where does “Hōkūloa” come from?

Hōkūloa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hōkū, from Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu, from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.

Hōkūloa (Hawaiian): Venus planet

Definitions

  1. Venus planet

Ancestry of “Hōkūloa”, step by step

Hōkūloa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hōkū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhōkūstar
2Proto-Polynesian*fetuqustar luminous celestial body
3Proto-Oceanic*pituqunstar luminous celestial body
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbituqənstar
5Proto-Austronesianbituqənstar

via Hawaiian loa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianloadistance, length; long, permanent
2Proto-Polynesianloalong
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun →
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