Where does “hōu” come from?

hōu (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian foqou, from Proto-Oceanic paqoʀu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *baqoʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh — new.

Ancestry of “hōu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianfoqounew
2Proto-Oceanicpaqoʀunew
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*baqoʀu—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaqəʀunew recently made or created
5Proto-Austronesian*baqəʀuhnew
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *baqoʀu →