Where does “okolehao” come from?
okolehao (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻōkolehao, from Hawaiian ʻōkole, from Polynesian *tole.
okolehao (English): A distilled beverage made from the ti root, and...
Definitions
- A distilled beverage made from the ti root, and...
Ancestry of “okolehao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻōkolehao | iron try-pot still; okolehao |
| 2 | Hawaiian | ʻōkole | anus, buttocks; a sea creature; a kind of... |
| 3 | Polynesian | *tole | — |