Where does “ako” come from?

ako (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian qato, from Proto-Oceanic qatop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp — roof.

ako (Hawaiian): to thatch

Definitions

  1. to thatch

Ancestry of “ako”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqatothatch
2Proto-Oceanicqatoproof
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqatəproof
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qatəp →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qatop →Every word from Proto-Polynesian qato →