Where does “kākoʻo” come from?

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

kākoʻo (Hawaiian): to support, to uphold, to favor

Definitions

  1. to support, to uphold, to favor

Ancestry of “kākoʻo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankā-forms causative verbs
2Proto-Polynesiantaa—
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze
4Proto-AustronesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze

Words derived from “kākoʻo”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian taRaq →Every word from Hawaiian kā- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taRaq →