Where does “hoʻopaʻa” come from?

hoʻopaʻa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian paʻa, from Proto-Polynesian *paka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan — to roast over fire; to toast.

hoʻopaʻa (Hawaiian): to make firm

Definitions

  1. to make firm

Ancestry of “hoʻopaʻa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpaʻasolid; firm, fast, permanent
2Proto-Polynesian*paka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paŋganto roast over fire; to toast
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *paka →Every word from Hawaiian paʻa →