Where does “Mele” come from?
Mele (Hawaiian) comes from English mary, from French marie, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.
Mele (Hawaiian): chant, song, poem
Definitions
- chant, song, poem
Ancestry of “Mele”, step by step
Mele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mary | A male homosexual |
| 2 | French | marie | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Old French | Marie | — |
| 4 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 6 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 7 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 8 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via Proto-Nuclear Polynesian umele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | umele | — |