Where does “hoʻohanini” come from?

hoʻohanini (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hanini, from Hawaiian haʻa-, from Proto-Polynesian faka — like.

hoʻohanini (Hawaiian): to cause to overflow

Definitions

  1. to cause to overflow

Ancestry of “hoʻohanini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhaninito overflow
2Hawaiianhaʻa-—
3Proto-Polynesianfakalike
Every word from Proto-Polynesian faka →Every word from Hawaiian haʻa- →Every word from Hawaiian hanini →
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