Where does “hale kūʻai mea ʻai” come from?
hale kūʻai mea ʻai (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hale kūʻai, from Hawaiian kūʻai, from Hawaiian Kū, from English stew, from English steward, from Middle English steward, from Old English stiġweard, from Old English weard — narrow, tight.
hale kūʻai mea ʻai (Hawaiian): grocery store
Definitions
- grocery store
Ancestry of “hale kūʻai mea ʻai”, step by step
hale kūʻai mea ʻai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian hale kūʻai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hale kūʻai | store, shop |
| 2 | Hawaiian | kūʻai | to barter |
| 3 | Hawaiian | Kū | one of the four major gods; the god of war |
| 4 | English | stew | A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron; A... |
| 5 | English | steward | A person who manages the property or affairs for... |
| 6 | Middle English | steward | The administrator of a household or estate especially noble or monarchical |
| 7 | Old English | stiġweard | steward |
| 8 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 9 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 10 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 12 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 13 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |