Where does “nuku” come from?
nuku (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian ŋutu, from Proto-Austronesian ŋusuq.
nuku (Hawaiian): snout, beak, mouth
Ancestry of “nuku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | ŋutu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Austronesian | ŋusuq | — |
Words derived from “nuku”