Where does “Palapala” come from?
Palapala (Hawaiian) comes from English Barbara, from Hawaiian palapala, from English barbara, from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
Palapala (Hawaiian): printed patterns on kapa cloth
Definitions
- printed patterns on kapa cloth
Ancestry of “Palapala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Barbara | A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y" |
| 2 | Hawaiian | palapala | document; writing of any kind |
| 3 | English | barbara | A syllogism in which all three propositions are... |
| 4 | Latin | barbara | a wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or... |
| 5 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |