Where does “lauhoe” come from?

lauhoe (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lau, from Proto-Polynesian rau, from Proto-Oceanic raun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

lauhoe (Hawaiian): blade of a paddle

Definitions

  1. blade of a paddle

Ancestry of “lauhoe”, step by step

lauhoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlauleaf; many, numerous; four hundred
2Proto-Polynesianrauhundred
3Proto-OceanicraunUsed to count certain objects
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf

via Hawaiian hoe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhoeoar
2Proto-Polynesian*fohe—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun →Every word from Proto-Oceanic raun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian rau →