Where does “kaufakatahi” come from?

kaufakatahi (Tokelauan) comes from Tokelauan kau-, from Proto-Polynesian kau, from Proto-Oceanic kayu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kaufakatahi (Tokelauan): union, togetherness

Definitions

  1. union, togetherness

Ancestry of “kaufakatahi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tokelauankau-Forms compounds denoting a group of people
2Proto-Polynesiankauwood; tree
3Proto-Oceanickayuwood; tree
4Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiankayu—
5Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiankayu—
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
7Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

Words derived from “kaufakatahi”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian kayu →