Where does “Paʻuwela” come from?

Paʻuwela (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Ancestry of “Paʻuwela”, step by step

Paʻuwela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian wela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianwelato be hot
2Proto-Germanic*wela—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Hawaiian paʻu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpaʻusarong

Words derived from “Paʻuwela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →Every word from Hawaiian wela →