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

  1. reef triggerfish, humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Ancestry of “humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa”, step by step

humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian nuku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannukusnout, beak, mouth
2Proto-Polynesianŋutu—
3Proto-Austronesianŋusuq—

via Hawaiian puaʻa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpuaʻapig, hog, swine; pork; a general name for any...
2Proto-Polynesianpuakapig, hog

via Hawaiian humuhumu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhumuhumutriggerfish; to sew

Words derived from “humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian ŋusuq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian ŋutu →Every word from Hawaiian nuku →