Where does “Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea” come from?
Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lā, from Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.
Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea (Hawaiian): Sovereignty Restoration Day
Definitions
- Sovereignty Restoration Day
Ancestry of “Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea”, step by step
Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian lā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | lā | sail; dorsal fin; sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *la | sail a piece of fabric attached to a boat |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | layaʀ | sail |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | layaʀ | sail |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | layaʀ | sail |
via Hawaiian ea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ea | sovereignty, rule; air, breath, gas, vapor; life,... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | eqa | — |
via Hawaiian hoʻihoʻi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hoʻihoʻi | to return, to send back |