Where does “ohelo” come from?

ohelo (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻōhelo, from Hawaiian ʻō- — simulative prefix.

ohelo (English): A small red or yellow berry growing on the shrub...

Definitions

  1. A small red or yellow berry growing on the shrub...

Ancestry of “ohelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianʻōheloAny Vaccinium species
2Hawaiianʻō-simulative prefix
Every word from Hawaiian ʻō- →Every word from Hawaiian ʻōhelo →