Where does “makapiapia” come from?

makapiapia (Hawaiian Creole) comes from Hawaiian makapiapia, from Hawaiian Maka, from Polynesian *mata.

makapiapia (Hawaiian Creole): eye discharge, eye mucus

Definitions

  1. eye discharge, eye mucus

Ancestry of “makapiapia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmakapiapiaeye discharge, eye mucus
2HawaiianMakaeye organ
3Polynesian*mata—
Every word from Polynesian *mata →Every word from Hawaiian Maka →Every word from Hawaiian makapiapia →
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