Where does “hoʻolimalima” come from?

hoʻolimalima (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian limalima, from Hawaiian lima, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lima.

hoʻolimalima (Hawaiian): to rent, to lease by an owner, to a tenant

Definitions

  1. to rent, to lease by an owner, to a tenant

Ancestry of “hoʻolimalima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlimalimato handle
2Hawaiianlimafive; fifth; hand
3Proto-Eastern Polynesian*lima—

Words derived from “hoʻolimalima”

Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lima →Every word from Hawaiian lima →Every word from Hawaiian limalima →
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