Where does “ʻawapuhi koʻokoʻo” come from?

ʻawapuhi koʻokoʻo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian koʻokoʻo, from Hawaiian koʻo — brace; support; prop; wand.

ʻawapuhi koʻokoʻo (Hawaiian): torch ginger (Etingera elatior)

Definitions

  1. torch ginger (Etingera elatior)

Ancestry of “ʻawapuhi koʻokoʻo”, step by step

ʻawapuhi koʻokoʻo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian koʻokoʻo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankoʻokoʻocane; staff; rod
2Hawaiiankoʻobrace; support; prop; wand

via Hawaiian ʻawapuhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianʻawapuhiShampoo ginger, Zingiber zerumbet
Every word from Hawaiian koʻo →Every word from Hawaiian koʻokoʻo →