Where does “hōkūnaʻi” come from?
hōkūnaʻi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hōkū, from Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu, from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian bituqən — star.
hōkūnaʻi (Hawaiian): asteroid
Definitions
- asteroid
Ancestry of “hōkūnaʻi”, step by step
hōkūnaʻi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian hōkū
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hōkū | star |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *fetuqu | star luminous celestial body |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *pituqun | star luminous celestial body |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bituqən | star |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | bituqən | star |
via Hawaiian naʻi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | naʻi | conquest |