Where does “hau” come from?

hau (Tokelauan) comes from Proto-Polynesian sau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sazuk.

hau (Tokelauan): to come

Definitions

  1. to come

Ancestry of “hau”, step by step

hau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Polynesian sau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiansaucoldness, wind, breeze
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansazuk—

via Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-qa-u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuclear Polynesian*se-qa-u—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sazuk →Every word from Proto-Polynesian sau →