Where does “kuke kū” come from?

kuke kū (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kuke, from English Cook, from German kochen, from Middle High German kochen, from Old High German kohhōn, from Proto-Germanic kukōną, from Proto-Germanic kukaz, from Latin coquus.

kuke kū (Hawaiian): to blow violently, bluster; of waves to rage

Definitions

  1. to blow violently, bluster; of waves to rage

Ancestry of “kuke kū”, step by step

kuke kū traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kuke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankuketo cook
2EnglishCookA placename
3Germankochento cook, to prepare food; to boil; to be stirred...
4Middle High Germankochento cook
5Old High Germankohhōnto cook
6Proto-Germanickukōnąto cook
7Proto-Germanickukazcook
8LatincoquusA cook; person who makes food
9Latincoquōto cook; prepare food
10Latinquoquoablative masculine singular of quisquis; ablative...
11Proto-Italickʷekʷōto cook
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-

via Hawaiian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianone of the four major gods; the god of war
2EnglishstewA cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron; A...
3EnglishstewardA person who manages the property or affairs for...
4Middle EnglishstewardThe administrator of a household or estate especially noble or monarchical
5Old Englishstiġweardsteward
6Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
7Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
8Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
9Proto-Germanicahazear
10Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
11Proto-Balticanśtas
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti