Where does “hoʻoholo” come from?

hoʻoholo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian holo, from Proto-Polynesian *solo₃.

hoʻoholo (Hawaiian): to sail, run, ride (as a horse), flush (as a toilet)

Definitions

  1. to sail, run, ride (as a horse), flush (as a toilet)

Ancestry of “hoʻoholo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianholoa noose; to go, run, sail, ride, slide, progress;...
2Proto-Polynesian*solo₃—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *solo₃ →Every word from Hawaiian holo →