Where does “hou” come from?

hou (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian foqou, from Proto-Oceanic paqoʀu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *baqoʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh — new.

hou (Hawaiian): new; recent, to repeat; to thrust, jab, pierce

Definitions

  1. new; recent, to repeat; to thrust, jab, pierce

Ancestry of “hou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianfoqounew
2Proto-Oceanicpaqoʀunew
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*baqoʀu—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaqəʀunew recently made or created
5Proto-Austronesian*baqəʀuhnew

Words derived from “hou”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *baqoʀu →
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