Where does “hōkū” come from?
hōkū (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu, from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.
hōkū (Hawaiian): star
Ancestry of “hōkū”, step by step
Words derived from “hōkū”