Where does “pōhutukawa” come from?

pōhutukawa (Maori) comes from Maori kawa, from Proto-Polynesian kawa, from Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ, from Proto-Oceanic *wakaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ — root.

Ancestry of “pōhutukawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikawasour; a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house...
2Proto-Polynesiankawakava, bitterness; bitter, sour
3Proto-Oceanic*kawaʀpotent root root of a plant with strong properties: e.g. ginger
4Proto-Oceanic*wakaʀ—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakaʀroot

Words derived from “pōhutukawa”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *wakaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *kawaʀ →