Where does “hoʻokipa” come from?

hoʻokipa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kipa, from Proto-Polynesian *tipa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tipas.

hoʻokipa (Hawaiian): to entertain treat hospitably

Definitions

  1. to entertain treat hospitably

Ancestry of “hoʻokipa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankipato visit, to call
2Proto-Polynesian*tipa—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tipas—

Words derived from “hoʻokipa”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tipas →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tipa →Every word from Hawaiian kipa →