Where does “hoʻomanō” come from?

hoʻomanō (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian manō, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian maŋo — shark.

hoʻomanō (Hawaiian): to act like a shark

Definitions

  1. to act like a shark

Ancestry of “hoʻomanō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmanōshark
2Proto-Eastern Polynesianmaŋoshark
Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian maŋo →Every word from Hawaiian manō →