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Where does “sau” come from?

sau (Proto-Polynesian) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sazuk.

sau (Proto-Polynesian): coldness, wind, breeze

Definitions

  1. coldness, wind, breeze

Ancestry of “sau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansazuk—

Words derived from “sau”

  • Haumea
  • Haumea
  • Haumea
  • Haʼooméya
  • hau
  • Haunani
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