Where does “hoʻōnaha” come from?

hoʻōnaha (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻōnaha, from Hawaiian ʻō- — simulative prefix.

hoʻōnaha (Hawaiian): to imitate the walk of a bowlegged person

Definitions

  1. to imitate the walk of a bowlegged person

Ancestry of “hoʻōnaha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻōnahastooped, bent over
2Hawaiianʻō-simulative prefix
Every word from Hawaiian ʻō- →Every word from Hawaiian ʻōnaha →