Where does “Kaulana” come from?

Kaulana (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kau, from Proto-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq — to store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables.

Kaulana (Hawaiian): to be famous

Definitions

  1. to be famous

Ancestry of “Kaulana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankauseason; to settle
2Proto-Polynesiantau—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀuqto store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian tau →Every word from Hawaiian kau →