Where does “hauhau” come from?

hauhau (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hau, from Proto-Polynesian sau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sazuk.

hauhau (Hawaiian): cold (as food)

Definitions

  1. cold (as food)

Ancestry of “hauhau”, step by step

hauhau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhaucool/cold, dew, ice, snow; sea hibiscus,...
2Proto-Polynesiansaucoldness, wind, breeze
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansazuk—

via Proto-Polynesian *faufau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*faufaudisgusting, bad odor
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahusmell
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sazuk →Every word from Proto-Polynesian sau →Every word from Hawaiian hau →