Where does “pākaua” come from?
pākaua (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kaua, from Hawaiian lua, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian rua, from Proto-Polynesian rua, from Proto-Oceanic rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha — two.
pākaua (Hawaiian): a fort, stronghold; a place of refuge; a garrison
Definitions
- a fort, stronghold; a place of refuge; a garrison
Ancestry of “pākaua”, step by step
pākaua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian kaua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | kaua | a war, battle, army |
| 2 | Hawaiian | lua | two; second; double |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Polynesian | rua | — |
| 4 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | rua | — |
| 5 | Proto-Polynesian | rua | two |
| 6 | Proto-Oceanic | rua | two |
| 7 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | duha | — |
| 8 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | duha | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 11 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |