Where does “hoʻonaʻaupō” come from?

hoʻonaʻaupō (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian naʻaupō, from Hawaiian pō, from Proto-Polynesian *po, from Proto-Oceanic boŋi, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi.

hoʻonaʻaupō (Hawaiian): to feign ignorance, to play dumb

Definitions

  1. to feign ignorance, to play dumb

Ancestry of “hoʻonaʻaupō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannaʻaupōignorant
2Hawaiianpōnight
3Proto-Polynesian*po—
4Proto-Oceanicboŋi—
5Proto-Austronesianbəʀŋi—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀŋi →Every word from Proto-Oceanic boŋi →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *po →