Where does “ʻōpule” come from?

ʻōpule (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pule, from Proto-Polynesian pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq — buttocks.

ʻōpule (Hawaiian): spotted, speckled

Definitions

  1. spotted, speckled

Ancestry of “ʻōpule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpuleprayer, spell, blessing; church service; week
2Proto-Polynesianpulecowrie
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuliqbuttocks
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian pule →Every word from Hawaiian pule →