Where does “kaua” come from?
kaua (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lua, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian rua, from Proto-Polynesian rua, from Proto-Oceanic rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha — two.
kaua (Hawaiian): a war, battle, army
Definitions
- a war, battle, army
Ancestry of “kaua”, step by step
kaua traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian lua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | lua | two; second; double |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Polynesian | rua | — |
| 3 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | rua | — |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | rua | two |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | rua | two |
| 6 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | duha | — |
| 7 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | duha | — |
| 8 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 9 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |
via Hawaiian kā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | kā | to strike, hit, thrust, dash, hurl; container;... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | taʻa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | taqan | to hold back; to keep in reserve |
via Proto-Polynesian tau'a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | tau'a | — |