Where does “pulu” come from?

pulu (English) comes from Hawaiian pulu, from English Bull, from Middle English bull — falsehood.

pulu (English): A silky material obtained from the fibres of...

Definitions

  1. A silky material obtained from the fibres of...

Ancestry of “pulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpulupulu, the fibers of the "Cibotium glaucum"
2EnglishBullThe constellation and zodiacal sign Taurus
3Middle Englishbullfalsehood
Every word from Middle English bull →Every word from English Bull →Every word from Hawaiian pulu →