Hawaiian lāʻau

← Maori rākau (cognate)

← Malay dahan kayu (cognate)

← Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu (inherited)

← Proto-Polynesian *raqakau (inherited)

← Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (inherited)

→ Hawaiian ulu lāʻau (compound)

→ Hawaiian kumulāʻau (compound)

→ Hawaiian ʻili lāʻau (compound)

→ Maori rākau (cognate)

→ Tokelauan lākau (cognate)