Where does “kanu” come from?

kanu (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian tanu, from Proto-Oceanic ranum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danum, from Proto-Austronesian daNum — fresh water; water.

kanu (Hawaiian): to plant; to bury

Definitions

  1. to plant; to bury

Ancestry of “kanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantanubury
2Proto-Oceanicranumwater
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandanumwater
4Proto-AustronesiandaNumfresh water; water
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daNum →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian danum →Every word from Proto-Oceanic ranum →