Where does “aka” come from?

aka (Pukapukan) comes from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian aka, from Proto-Polynesian aka, from Proto-Oceanic (w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ — root.

aka (Pukapukan): root of plant

Definitions

  1. root of plant

Ancestry of “aka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuclear Polynesianakaroot
2Proto-Polynesianakaroot
3Proto-Oceanic(w)akaʀroot
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(w)akaʀroot
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian(w)akaʀroot
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*wakaʀroot
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (w)akaʀ →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian (w)akaʀ →