Samoan lā'au

← Maori rākau (cognate)

← Malay dahan kayu (cognate)

← Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu (inherited)

← Proto-Polynesian *raʻakau (inherited)

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

→ Tokelauan lākau (cognate)