Where does “pūkiawe” come from?

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

pūkiawe (Hawaiian): jequirity bean

Definitions

  1. jequirity bean

Ancestry of “pūkiawe”, step by step

pūkiawe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian pū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpūtree, cluster of several stalks; cluster, clump;...
2Proto-Polynesianpuqubase of a tree; origin
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpuqunbase of a tree; origin
4Proto-Austronesianpuqun—

via Hawaiian kiawe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankiawekiawe (Prosopis pallida)
Every word from Proto-Austronesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun →Every word from Proto-Polynesian puqu →