Where does “hoʻokamaliʻi” come from?

hoʻokamaliʻi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kamaliʻi, from Hawaiian Kama, from Proto-Polynesian *tama.

hoʻokamaliʻi (Hawaiian): to be childish

Definitions

  1. to be childish

Ancestry of “hoʻokamaliʻi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankamaliʻichildren, progeny
2HawaiianKamachild regardless of sex
3Proto-Polynesian*tama—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tama →Every word from Hawaiian Kama →Every word from Hawaiian kamaliʻi →