Where does “kukui” come from?
kukui (English) comes from Hawaiian kukui — kukui; torch, light.
kukui (English): Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree
Definitions
- Aleurites moluccana, the candlenut tree
Ancestry of “kukui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | kukui | kukui; torch, light |