Where does “Haumea” come from?
Haumea (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian mea, from Proto-Polynesian mea, from Proto-Oceanic meʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)iʀaq — red.
Ancestry of “Haumea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | mea | thing, object; person; Reddish, as water full of... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | mea | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | meʀaq | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)iʀaq | red |
Words derived from “Haumea”