Where does “mokuhonua” come from?
mokuhonua (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian honua, from Proto-Polynesian fenua, from Proto-Oceanic panua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian banua, from Proto-Austronesian banua — inhabited land.
mokuhonua (Hawaiian): continent
Definitions
- continent
Ancestry of “mokuhonua”, step by step
mokuhonua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian honua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | honua | land; earth; world |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | fenua | world; land |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | panua | inhabited area or territory |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *banua | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *banua | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | banua | inhabited land |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | banua | inhabited land |