Where does “ʻelemakule” come from?

ʻelemakule (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian makule, from Hawaiian ma-, from Hawaiian ma — in, at.

ʻelemakule (Hawaiian): old man

Definitions

  1. old man

Ancestry of “ʻelemakule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmakuleaged, elderly
2Hawaiianma-prefix indicating quality or state
3Hawaiianmain, at

Words derived from “ʻelemakule

Every word from Hawaiian maEvery word from Hawaiian ma-Every word from Hawaiian makule