Where does “pū” come from?

pū (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.

pū (Hawaiian): tree, cluster of several stalks; cluster, clump;...

Definitions

  1. tree, cluster of several stalks; cluster, clump;...

Ancestry of “pū”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianpuqubase of a tree; origin
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuqunbase of a tree; origin
3Proto-Austronesianpuqun—

Words derived from “pū”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian puqu →