Where does “ʻōkolehao” come from?
ʻōkolehao (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻōkole, from Polynesian *tole.
ʻōkolehao (Hawaiian): iron try-pot still; okolehao
Definitions
- iron try-pot still; okolehao
Ancestry of “ʻōkolehao”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻōkole | anus, buttocks; a sea creature; a kind of... |
| 2 | Polynesian | *tole | — |
Words derived from “ʻōkolehao”