Where does “ulu lāʻau” come from?
ulu lāʻau (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lāʻau, from Proto-Polynesian raqakau, from Proto-Oceanic raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daqan kahiw — wood branch.
ulu lāʻau (Hawaiian): forest
Definitions
- forest
Ancestry of “ulu lāʻau”, step by step
ulu lāʻau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian lāʻau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | lāʻau | tree, wood; medicine; wooden |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | raqakau | wood; tree |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | raqan kayu | wood; tree |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daqan kahiw | wood branch |