Where does “kaumokuʻāina” come from?
kaumokuʻāina (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kau, from Proto-Polynesian tau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taʀuq.
kaumokuʻāina (Hawaiian): country
Ancestry of “kaumokuʻāina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | kau | season; to settle |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | tau | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taʀuq | — |