Where does “manienie” come from?

manienie (English) comes from Hawaiian mānienie, from Hawaiian maoli, from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoli — true, real, genuine.

manienie (English): Bermuda grass

Definitions

  1. Bermuda grass

Ancestry of “manienie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianmānienieBermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
2Hawaiianmaolinative, indigenous; real, genuine
3Proto-Polynesianma(a)qolitrue, real, genuine
Every word from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoli →Every word from Hawaiian maoli →Every word from Hawaiian mānienie →