Where does “ʻūholo uila” come from?

ʻūholo uila (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian uila, from Hungarian Vajola, from Old Church Slavonic Воило.

ʻūholo uila (Hawaiian): electrode

Definitions

  1. electrode

Ancestry of “ʻūholo uila”, step by step

ʻūholo uila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian uila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianuilalightning; electricity; electric
2HungarianVajola
3Old Church SlavonicВоило

via Hawaiian holo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianholoa noose; to go, run, sail, ride, slide, progress;...
2Proto-Polynesian*solo₃

Words derived from “ʻūholo uila

Every word from Old Church Slavonic ВоилоEvery word from Hungarian VajolaEvery word from Hawaiian uila
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