Where does “leiomano” come from?

leiomano (English) comes from Hawaiian lei o manō, from Hawaiian manō, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian maŋo — shark.

leiomano (English): A paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it, used in various Polynesian cultures

Definitions

  1. A paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it, used in various Polynesian cultures

Ancestry of “leiomano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlei o manōA paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it
2Hawaiianmanōshark
3Proto-Eastern Polynesianmaŋoshark
Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian maŋo →Every word from Hawaiian manō →Every word from Hawaiian lei o manō →