Where does “Kauhi” come from?

Kauhi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kā, from Proto-Polynesian taʻa, from Proto-Austronesian taqan — to hold back; to keep in reserve.

Kauhi (Hawaiian): a demigod chained to a cliff by the goddess Pele

Definitions

  1. a demigod chained to a cliff by the goddess Pele

Ancestry of “Kauhi”, step by step

Kauhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankāto strike, hit, thrust, dash, hurl; container;...
2Proto-Polynesiantaʻa—
3Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve

via Hawaiian uhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianuhiyam; covering, veil; solid tattoo
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taqan →Every word from Proto-Polynesian taʻa →Every word from Hawaiian kā →