Where does “hukilau” come from?

hukilau (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lau, from Proto-Polynesian rau, from Proto-Oceanic raun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

Ancestry of “hukilau”, step by step

hukilau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlauleaf; many, numerous; four hundred
2Proto-Polynesianrauhundred
3Proto-OceanicraunUsed to count certain objects
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf

via Hawaiian huki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhukiany fit: convulsion, stroke, spasm; to pull, to...

Words derived from “hukilau”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic raun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian rau →