Where does “hāʻāpuka” come from?

hāʻāpuka (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian haʻa-, from Proto-Polynesian faka — like.

hāʻāpuka (Hawaiian): to cause to cheat

Definitions

  1. to cause to cheat

Ancestry of “hāʻāpuka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhaʻa-—
2Proto-Polynesianfakalike
Every word from Proto-Polynesian faka →Every word from Hawaiian haʻa- →