Where does “hakahaka” come from?

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

hakahaka (Hawaiian): vacancy

Definitions

  1. vacancy

Ancestry of “hakahaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhakashelf, rack
2Proto-Polynesianfatashelf; bedframe
3Proto-Oceanicpataʀplatform, including a bedframe of planks
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpataʀshelf; bedframe

Words derived from “hakahaka”

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