Where does “hatuhatu” come from?

hatuhatu (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui hatu, 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.

hatuhatu (Rapa Nui): fold

Definitions

  1. fold

Ancestry of “hatuhatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuihatuweave
2Proto-Polynesian*fatustone
3Proto-Oceanicpatustone, rock
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*batu—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*batu—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
7Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *batu →