Where does “hoʻohaʻalulu” come from?

hoʻohaʻalulu (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian haʻalulu, from Hawaiian lulu, from Proto-Oceanic *ruru.

hoʻohaʻalulu (Hawaiian): to cause to shake

Definitions

  1. to cause to shake

Ancestry of “hoʻohaʻalulu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhaʻaluluto cause to shake
2Hawaiianlulushelter
3Proto-Oceanic*ruru—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *ruru →Every word from Hawaiian lulu →Every word from Hawaiian haʻalulu →
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