Where does “kau” come from?

kau (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq — to store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables.

kau (Hawaiian): season; to settle

Definitions

  1. season; to settle

Ancestry of “kau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantau—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀuqto store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables

Words derived from “kau”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian tau →