Where does “ʻikepili” come from?
ʻikepili (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻike, from Hawaiian -na, from Proto-Polynesian -ŋa.
ʻikepili (Hawaiian): data
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Ancestry of “ʻikepili”, step by step
ʻikepili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian ʻike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻike | sight |
| 2 | Hawaiian | -na | Common nominalizing suffix, sometimes with... |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | -ŋa | — |
via Hawaiian pili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | pili | black speargrass (Heteropogon contortus) |