Where does “ʻaiāpuaʻa” come from?

ʻaiāpuaʻa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻai, from Proto-Polynesian kai, from Proto-Oceanic kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən, from Proto-Austronesian kaən — to eat.

ʻaiāpuaʻa (Hawaiian): to eat like a pig; to eat greedily

Definitions

  1. to eat like a pig; to eat greedily

Ancestry of “ʻaiāpuaʻa”, step by step

ʻaiāpuaʻa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ʻai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻaifood; in particular, any food that is not fish;...
2Proto-Polynesiankaifood
3Proto-Oceanickanito eat consume
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaənto eat
5Proto-Austronesiankaənto eat

via Hawaiian puaʻa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpuaʻapig, hog, swine; pork; a general name for any...
2Proto-Polynesianpuakapig, hog
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kaən →Every word from Proto-Oceanic kani →