Where does “kuna” come from?
kuna (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian tuna, from Proto-Oceanic tuna, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian tuna, from Proto-Austronesian tuNa — freshwater eel.
kuna (Hawaiian): A variety of freshwater eel
Definitions
- A variety of freshwater eel
Ancestry of “kuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | tuna | eel |
| 2 | Proto-Oceanic | tuna | freshwater eel |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | tuna | freshwater eel |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | tuNa | freshwater eel |