Where does “pahu hau” come from?

pahu hau (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hau, from Proto-Polynesian sau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sazuk.

pahu hau (Hawaiian): refrigerator

Definitions

  1. refrigerator

Ancestry of “pahu hau”, step by step

pahu hau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhaucool/cold, dew, ice, snow; sea hibiscus,...
2Proto-Polynesiansaucoldness, wind, breeze
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansazuk—

via English pahu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpahuA traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a...
2Proto-Polynesian*pasu₂—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sazuk →Every word from Proto-Polynesian sau →Every word from Hawaiian hau →
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