Where does “kaumokuʻāina” come from?

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

kaumokuʻāina (Hawaiian): country

Definitions

  1. country

Ancestry of “kaumokuʻāina”, step by step

kaumokuʻāina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankauseason; to settle
2Proto-Polynesiantau—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaʀuqto store, put away for safekeeping, hide valuables

via Hawaiian mokuʻāina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmokuʻāinastate, district, province; island
2Hawaiianmokuan island, district, forest, section
3Proto-Polynesianmotuisland
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian tau →Every word from Hawaiian kau →