Where does “hoʻopaʻapū” come from?

hoʻopaʻapū (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian paʻapū, from Hawaiian pū, from Proto-Polynesian puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.

Ancestry of “hoʻopaʻapū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpaʻapūdense, covered (i with)
2Hawaiianpūtree, cluster of several stalks; cluster, clump;...
3Proto-Polynesianpuqubase of a tree; origin
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuqunbase of a tree; origin
5Proto-Austronesianpuqun—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian puqu →