Where does “ʻōlelo” come from?
ʻōlelo (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian qalelo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian deləq.
ʻōlelo (Hawaiian): language, speech; word, term; statement
Definitions
- language, speech; word, term; statement
Ancestry of “ʻōlelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | qalelo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | deləq | — |
Words derived from “ʻōlelo”