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Where does “puka” come from?

puka (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian puta.

puka (Hawaiian): hole, gate, doorway; a snare, a trap; to pass...

Definitions

  1. hole, gate, doorway; a snare, a trap; to pass...

Ancestry of “puka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianputa—

Words derived from “puka”

  • puka
Every word from Proto-Polynesian puta →