Where does “hatu” come from?

hatu (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian *fatu, from Proto-Oceanic patu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

hatu (Rapa Nui): weave

Definitions

  1. weave

Ancestry of “hatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*fatustone
2Proto-Oceanicpatustone, rock
3Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*batu—
4Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*batu—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
6Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

Words derived from “hatu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu →