Where does “aupuni na ka lehulehu” come from?

aupuni na ka lehulehu (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian nā, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

aupuni na ka lehulehu (Hawaiian): democracy

Definitions

  1. democracy

Ancestry of “aupuni na ka lehulehu”, step by step

aupuni na ka lehulehu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian nā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannāthe; calm, pacified
2Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive

via Hawaiian kā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankāto strike, hit, thrust, dash, hurl; container;...
2Proto-Polynesiantaʻa—
3Proto-Austronesiantaqanto hold back; to keep in reserve

via Hawaiian lehulehu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlehulehumultitude, crowd
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa →Every word from Hawaiian nā →