PūtakeCompare with Rarotongan tāpau and Tahitian tāpau.
Sense of rubber is semantic broadening, compare with Samoan pulu (originally “sap esp. of the breadfruit tree”) and Malay getah (originally “plant sap” in general) for similar evolution.
- latex or milky sap of any plant.
- rubber, flexible and pliable material made from coagulating natural latex of the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).
Pūtake: Wiktionary