Where does “kā-” come from?

kā- (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian taa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian taRaq — to hew wood with an adze.

kā- (Hawaiian): forms causative verbs

Definitions

  1. forms causative verbs

Ancestry of “kā-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantaa—
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze
3Proto-AustronesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze

Words derived from “kā-”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taRaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taRaq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian taa →