Where does “hoʻohala manawa” come from?

hoʻohala manawa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hoʻohala, from Hawaiian hala, from Proto-Polynesian sala, from Proto-Oceanic salaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq — wrong, in error.

hoʻohala manawa (Hawaiian): to pass the time

Definitions

  1. to pass the time

Ancestry of “hoʻohala manawa”, step by step

hoʻohala manawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian hoʻohala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhoʻohalato lead astray
2Hawaiianhalasin; error; to sin
3Proto-Polynesiansalaerr; error; crime; sin
4Proto-Oceanicsalaqwrong; in error
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error

via Hawaiian manawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmanawaaffections, feelings, disposition
2Proto-Polynesian*manawabreath
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmañawato breathe
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannihawabreath
5Proto-AustronesianniSawabreath
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian salaq →Every word from Proto-Oceanic salaq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian sala →