Where does “auku” come from?

auku (Pohnpeian) comes from Pohnpeian ahu — mouth.

auku (Pohnpeian): Having a small mouth; quiet; characteristic of someone who does not speak much

Definitions

  1. Having a small mouth; quiet; characteristic of someone who does not speak much

Ancestry of “auku”, step by step

auku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pohnpeian ahu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeianahumouth

via Pohnpeian kuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pohnpeiankuh
Every word from Pohnpeian ahu
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