Where does “hare 'oka” come from?

hare 'oka (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui hare, from Polynesian *fale.

hare 'oka (Rapa Nui): round stone house

Definitions

  1. round stone house

Ancestry of “hare 'oka”, step by step

hare 'oka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rapa Nui hare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuiharehouse
2Polynesian*fale

via Rapa Nui ꞌoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuiꞌokato plant
Every word from Polynesian *faleEvery word from Rapa Nui hare
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