Where does “Maoli” come from?

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

Maoli (English): A native of the Polynesian people who settled...

Definitions

  1. A native of the Polynesian people who settled...

Ancestry of “Maoli”, step by step

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