Where does “kapakahi” come from?
kapakahi (English) comes from Hawaiian kapakahi, from Hawaiian kahi, from Proto-Polynesian tasi, from English taxi, from English taximeter cab, from English taximeter, from French taximètre, from French taxamètre.
kapakahi (English): askew; crooked
Definitions
- askew; crooked
Ancestry of “kapakahi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | kapakahi | one-sided, crooked, lopsided, sideways, bent, askew |
| 2 | Hawaiian | kahi | one, single; some; to cut; the place |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | tasi | one; single |
| 4 | English | taxi | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys... |
| 5 | English | taximeter cab | — |
| 6 | English | taximeter | A device installed in a taxicab that calculates... |
| 7 | French | taximètre | taximeter |
| 8 | French | taxamètre | — |