Where does “makua” come from?

makua (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian matuqa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS — old.

makua (Hawaiian): elder; parent

Definitions

  1. elder; parent

Ancestry of “makua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianmatuqaparent
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)tuqahold
3Proto-Austronesian(ma-)tuqaSold

Words derived from “makua”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ma-)tuqaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)tuqah →Every word from Proto-Polynesian matuqa →