Where does “ʻonipaʻa” come from?

ʻonipaʻa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian paʻa, from Proto-Polynesian *paka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan — to roast over fire; to toast.

ʻonipaʻa (Hawaiian): fixed, immobile

Definitions

  1. fixed, immobile

Ancestry of “ʻonipaʻa”, step by step

ʻonipaʻa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian paʻa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpaʻasolid; firm, fast, permanent
2Proto-Polynesian*paka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paŋganto roast over fire; to toast

via Hawaiian ʻoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻoni—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *paka →Every word from Hawaiian paʻa →