Where does “uka” come from?

uka (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian quta, from Proto-Oceanic qutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan, from Proto-Austronesian quCaN — scrubland; bush.

uka (Hawaiian): inland; towards the mountain

Definitions

  1. inland; towards the mountain

Ancestry of “uka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqutainland
2Proto-Oceanicqutanbushland; hinterland
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianqutanscrubland; bush
4Proto-AustronesianquCaNscrubland; bush

Words derived from “uka”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian quCaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qutan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic qutan →