Where does “lauhala” come from?
lauhala (English) comes from Hawaiian lauhala, from Hawaiian lau, from Proto-Polynesian rau, from Proto-Oceanic raun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
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Ancestry of “lauhala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | lauhala | — |
| 2 | Hawaiian | lau | leaf; many, numerous; four hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | rau | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | raun | — |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |