Hawaiian kau

← Proto-Polynesian *taqu (inherited)

← Proto-Polynesian *tau (inherited)

← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqun (inherited)

← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taʀuq (inherited)

→ Hawaiian Kaleikaumaka (mention)

→ Hawaiian kaumokuʻāina (compound)

→ Hawaiian kūlanakauhale (compound)

→ Hawaiian pākaukau (prefix)

→ Indonesian taruh (cognate)

→ Malay taruh (cognate)

→ Rapa Nui ta'u (cognate)

→ Tokelauan tau (cognate)