Where does “pūkonakona” come from?
pūkonakona (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pū, from Proto-Polynesian puqu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian puqun, from Proto-Austronesian puqun.
pūkonakona (Hawaiian): muscular, husky
Ancestry of “pūkonakona”, step by step
pūkonakona traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian pū
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | pū | tree, cluster of several stalks; cluster, clump;... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | puqu | base of a tree; origin |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | puqun | base of a tree; origin |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | puqun | — |
via Hawaiian konakona
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | konakona | rough, uneven |
| 2 | Hawaiian | kona | his, her, its; leeward side of an island,... |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | *jona | — |