Where does “haka” come from?

haka (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian fata, from Proto-Oceanic pataʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pataʀ — shelf; bedframe.

haka (Hawaiian): shelf, rack

Definitions

  1. shelf, rack

Ancestry of “haka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianfatashelf; bedframe
2Proto-Oceanicpataʀplatform, including a bedframe of planks
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpataʀshelf; bedframe

Words derived from “haka”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pataʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic pataʀ →Every word from Proto-Polynesian fata →