Where does “Kapule” come from?

Kapule (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pule, from Proto-Polynesian pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq — buttocks.

Ancestry of “Kapule”, step by step

Kapule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian pule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpuleprayer, spell, blessing; church service; week
2Proto-Polynesianpulecowrie
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuliqbuttocks

via Hawaiian ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankathe
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian pule →Every word from Hawaiian pule →
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