Where does “Pōpule” come from?

Pōpule (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pō, from Proto-Polynesian *po, from Proto-Oceanic boŋi, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi.

Pōpule (Hawaiian): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “Pōpule”, step by step

Pōpule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian pō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpōnight
2Proto-Polynesian*po—
3Proto-Oceanicboŋi—
4Proto-Austronesianbəʀŋi—

via Hawaiian pule

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