Where does “haupia” come from?

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

haupia (Hawaiian): haupia traditional pudding made with starch and coconut cream

Definitions

  1. haupia traditional pudding made with starch and coconut cream

Ancestry of “haupia”, step by step

haupia 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 Hawaiian pia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianpiaPolynesian arrowroot; starch; beer
2Proto-Polynesianpia—

Words derived from “haupia”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sazuk →Every word from Proto-Polynesian sau →Every word from Hawaiian hau →