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.
Ancestry of “pōhutukawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | kawa | sour; a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | kawa | kava, bitterness; bitter, sour |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *kawaʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | *wakaʀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *wakaʀ | — |
Words derived from “pōhutukawa”