Where does “opakapaka” come from?
opakapaka (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻōpakapaka, from Hawaiian paka, from English tobacco, from Spanish tabaco, from Ottoman Turkish طباق, from Arabic طَبَق, from Middle Persian tʾp̄k', from Proto-Iranian tāpaka- — to be warm, be hot.
opakapaka (English): Pristipomoides filamentosus, the crimson jobfish
Definitions
- Pristipomoides filamentosus, the crimson jobfish
Ancestry of “opakapaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻōpakapaka | crimson jobfish (Pristipomoides filamentosus) |
| 2 | Hawaiian | paka | to strain out impurities; to criticize... |
| 3 | English | tobacco | Any plant of the genus "Nicotiana"; Leaves of... |
| 4 | Spanish | tabaco | tobacco |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | طباق | dish, plate, any vessel for holding food, especially a round and shallow one, with a knobbed cover |
| 6 | Arabic | طَبَق | plate |
| 7 | Middle Persian | tʾp̄k' | frying pan |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | tāpaka- | heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place... |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | tap- | to warm up, heat; flat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |