Where does “hoʻopaʻahao” come from?

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

hoʻopaʻahao (Hawaiian): to imprison, to take prisoner

Definitions

  1. to imprison, to take prisoner

Ancestry of “hoʻopaʻahao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpaʻahaoprisoner
2Hawaiianpaʻasolid; firm, fast, permanent
3Proto-Polynesian*paka—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paŋganto roast over fire; to toast
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan →