Where does “lāʻau” come from?

lāʻau (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian raqakau, from Proto-Oceanic raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan kahiw — wood branch.

lāʻau (Hawaiian): tree, wood; medicine; wooden

Definitions

  1. tree, wood; medicine; wooden

Ancestry of “lāʻau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianraqakauwood; tree
2Proto-Oceanicraqan kayuwood; tree
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandaqan kahiwwood branch

Words derived from “lāʻau”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan kahiw →Every word from Proto-Oceanic raqan kayu →Every word from Proto-Polynesian raqakau →