Where does “hoʻonaʻauao” come from?

hoʻonaʻauao (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian naʻauao, from Hawaiian ao, from Proto-Polynesian qao — cloud.

hoʻonaʻauao (Hawaiian): to educate; to instruct

Definitions

  1. to educate; to instruct

Ancestry of “hoʻonaʻauao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannaʻauaoenlightened, intelligent, wise
2Hawaiianaolight; daylight; day
3Proto-Polynesianqaocloud
Every word from Proto-Polynesian qao →Every word from Hawaiian ao →Every word from Hawaiian naʻauao →