Where does “Lāpule” come from?

Lāpule (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lā, from Proto-Polynesian *la, from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ — sail.

Lāpule (Hawaiian): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “Lāpule”, step by step

Lāpule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlāsail; dorsal fin; sun, sun’s heat; sunny, solar
2Proto-Polynesian*lasail a piece of fabric attached to a boat
3Proto-Oceaniclayaʀsail
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlayaʀsail
5Proto-Austronesianlayaʀsail

via Hawaiian pule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpuleprayer, spell, blessing; church service; week
2Proto-Polynesianpulecowrie
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuliqbuttocks
Every word from Proto-Austronesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian layaʀ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic layaʀ →