Where does “canaque” come from?

canaque (Portuguese) comes from French canaque, from English kanaka, from Hawaiian kanaka, from Proto-Polynesian taŋata, from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata — human being, person.

canaque (Portuguese): Kanak; of or related to the Kanak people

Definitions

  1. Kanak; of or related to the Kanak people

Ancestry of “canaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcanaqueKanak
2EnglishkanakaA person of Hawaiian descent; A South Pacific...
3Hawaiiankanakahuman being; subject, retainer; a Hawaiian
4Proto-Polynesiantaŋataman, person
5Proto-Oceanic*tamʷatahuman being, person
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *tamʷata →Every word from Proto-Polynesian taŋata →Every word from Hawaiian kanaka →