Where does “Lā Hoʻomaikaʻi” come from?
Lā Hoʻomaikaʻi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lā, from Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.
Lā Hoʻomaikaʻi (Hawaiian): Thanksgiving Day
Definitions
- Thanksgiving Day
Ancestry of “Lā Hoʻomaikaʻi”, step by step
Lā Hoʻomaikaʻi traces back through two 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 hoʻomaikaʻi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hoʻomaikaʻi | congratulations; to improve, to make something... |
| 2 | Hawaiian | Maikaʻi | goodness, wellness |
| 3 | Hawaiian | maikaʻi | goodness, wellness; good looking; to be well,... |