Where does “hoʻohae” come from?

hoʻohae (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hae, from Proto-Polynesian *sae.

hoʻohae (Hawaiian): to stir up, to provoke

Definitions

  1. to stir up, to provoke

Ancestry of “hoʻohae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhaeto tear
2Proto-Polynesian*sae—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *sae →Every word from Hawaiian hae →