Where does “hoʻokuʻu” come from?

hoʻokuʻu (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kuʻu, from Proto-Polynesian *tuku.

hoʻokuʻu (Hawaiian): to release, to let go

Definitions

  1. to release, to let go

Ancestry of “hoʻokuʻu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankuʻumy
2Proto-Polynesian*tuku—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tuku →Every word from Hawaiian kuʻu →