Where does “pani hakahaka” come from?

pani hakahaka (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hakahaka, from Hawaiian haka, from Proto-Polynesian fata, from Proto-Oceanic pataʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pataʀ — shelf; bedframe.

pani hakahaka (Hawaiian): substitute, replacement

Definitions

  1. substitute, replacement

Ancestry of “pani hakahaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhakahakavacancy
2Hawaiianhakashelf, rack
3Proto-Polynesianfatashelf; bedframe
4Proto-Oceanicpataʀplatform, including a bedframe of planks
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpataʀshelf; bedframe
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pataʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic pataʀ →Every word from Proto-Polynesian fata →
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