Where does “nohopuku” come from?

nohopuku (Maori) comes from Maori puku, from Proto-Polynesian *puku, from Proto-Oceanic *buku, from Proto-Austronesian *bukuh.

Ancestry of “nohopuku”, step by step

nohopuku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Maori puku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoripukustomach, belly
2Proto-Polynesian*puku—
3Proto-Oceanic*buku—
4Proto-Austronesian*bukuh—

via Maori noho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorinohoto sit; to reside, dwell; to reign
2Proto-Polynesian*nofo—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukuh →