Etymology Explorer › Hawaiian

Where does “hāpuʻu” come from?

hāpuʻu (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *faapuku.

Ancestry of “hāpuʻu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*faapuku—

Words derived from “hāpuʻu”

  • hapu'u
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *faapuku →