Where does “ʻūholo uila ʻine” come from?

ʻūholo uila ʻine (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻine, from Hawaiian wahine, from Proto-Polynesian fafine, from Proto-Oceanic papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

ʻūholo uila ʻine (Hawaiian): cathode

Definitions

  1. cathode

Ancestry of “ʻūholo uila ʻine”, step by step

ʻūholo uila ʻine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ʻine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻinenegative
2Hawaiianwahinewoman, female; wife
3Proto-Polynesianfafinewoman
4Proto-Oceanicpapinewoman
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
7Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

via Hawaiian ʻūholo uila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻūholo uilaelectrode
2Hawaiianuilalightning; electricity; electric
3HungarianVajola
4Old Church SlavonicВоило
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahiEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahiEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi
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