Where does “kohau ika” come from?

kohau ika (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui ika, from Proto-Polynesian ika, from Proto-Oceanic ikan, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan, from Proto-Austronesian Sikan — fish.

kohau ika (Rapa Nui): records of war casualties

Definitions

  1. records of war casualties

Ancestry of “kohau ika”, step by step

kohau ika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rapa Nui ika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuiikafish; war casualty
2Proto-Polynesianikafish
3Proto-Oceanicikanfish
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianikanfish
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhikanfish
6Proto-AustronesianSikanfish

via Rapa Nui kohau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuikohaulines drawn to aid writing in rongorongo
2Rapa Nuihaustring
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Sikan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian hikan →Every word from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian ikan →