Where does “haku” come from?
haku (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Central Polynesian fatu, from Proto-Oceanic patu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.
haku (Hawaiian): lord, master, overseer, employer, owner,...
Definitions
- lord, master, overseer, employer, owner,...
Ancestry of “haku”, step by step
haku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Central Polynesian fatu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Central Polynesian | fatu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | patu | stone, rock |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *batu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *batu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | batu | stone |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *batux | rock; stone |
via Proto-Polynesian *fatu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *fatu | stone |