rākau
Maori
noun
Definitions
- A weapon; a club or bat.
- A tree, stick, spar, or mast.
- Wood or timber.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *raqakau inherited from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw.
Origin
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
*daqan kahiw
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *daqan kahiw Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- kumulāʻau Hawaiian
- lāʻau Hawaiian
- ulu lāʻau Hawaiian
- ʻili lāʻau Hawaiian
- *raqakau Proto-Polynesian
- *raʻakau Proto-Polynesian
- *raqan kayu Proto-Oceanic
- lā'au Samoan