Where does “ʻahu ʻula” come from?

ʻahu ʻula (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻahu, from Proto-Polynesian *kafu.

ʻahu ʻula (Hawaiian): ahuula feathered cloak traditionally worn as a symbol of high rank

Definitions

  1. ahuula feathered cloak traditionally worn as a symbol of high rank

Ancestry of “ʻahu ʻula”, step by step

ʻahu ʻula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ʻahu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻahugarment
2Proto-Polynesian*kafu—

via Hawaiian ʻula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻulared color
2Proto-Polynesian*kulared color

Words derived from “ʻahu ʻula”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kafu →Every word from Hawaiian ʻahu →