Where does “humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa” come from?
humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian nuku, from Proto-Polynesian ŋutu, from Proto-Austronesian ŋusuq.
humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa (Hawaiian): reef triggerfish, humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Definitions
- reef triggerfish, humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Ancestry of “humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | nuku | snout, beak, mouth |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | ŋutu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | ŋusuq | — |
Words derived from “humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa”