Where does “hōʻelemakule” come from?

hōʻelemakule (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻelemakule, from Hawaiian makule, from Hawaiian ma-, from Hawaiian ma — in, at.

hōʻelemakule (Hawaiian): to behave like an old man

Definitions

  1. to behave like an old man

Ancestry of “hōʻelemakule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻelemakuleold man
2Hawaiianmakuleaged, elderly
3Hawaiianma-prefix indicating quality or state
4Hawaiianmain, at
Every word from Hawaiian ma →Every word from Hawaiian ma- →Every word from Hawaiian makule →