Where does “hoʻoluʻu” come from?

hoʻoluʻu (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian luʻu, from Proto-Polynesian *ruku.

hoʻoluʻu (Hawaiian): to plunge or dip something in liquids, dyes, solutions etc

Definitions

  1. to plunge or dip something in liquids, dyes, solutions etc

Ancestry of “hoʻoluʻu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianluʻuto dive, plunge or dip onself, to immerse
2Proto-Polynesian*ruku

Words derived from “hoʻoluʻu

Every word from Proto-Polynesian *rukuEvery word from Hawaiian luʻu