Where does “a pau” come from?
a pau (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pau — finished, done; destroyed.
Ancestry of “a pau”, step by step
a pau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian pau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | pau | finished, done; destroyed |
via Hawaiian a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | a | and; until, up to; of, belonging to |