Where does “hoʻolālā” come from?

hoʻolālā (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lālā, from Proto-Polynesian *rara, from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ — to broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire.

hoʻolālā (Hawaiian): to lay out, to mark with lines

Definitions

  1. to lay out, to mark with lines

Ancestry of “hoʻolālā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlālābranch, bough
2Proto-Polynesian*rarato heat over fire to smoke
3Proto-Oceanic*raraŋto warm up, to heat
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*daŋdaŋto warm up, to heat
5Proto-Austronesian*daŋdaŋto broil; to warm up oneself or something near a fire

Words derived from “hoʻolālā”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *daŋdaŋ →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daŋdaŋ →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *raraŋ →