Where does “kaukau” come from?

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

kaukau (Hawaiian): to set a snare

Definitions

  1. to set a snare

Ancestry of “kaukau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankauseason; to settle
2Proto-Polynesiantau—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀuqto store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian tau →Every word from Hawaiian kau →