Where does “hare paeŋa” come from?

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

hare paeŋa (Rapa Nui): house made of basalt with an elliptical foundation and a thatched roof

Definitions

  1. house made of basalt with an elliptical foundation and a thatched roof

Ancestry of “hare paeŋa”, step by step

hare paeŋa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rapa Nui hare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuiharehouse
2Polynesian*fale—

via Rapa Nui paeŋa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuipaeŋastones used for the foundation of an ahu
Every word from Polynesian *fale →Every word from Rapa Nui hare →