Where does “hoʻopae” come from?

hoʻopae (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pae, from Proto-Polynesian *pae.

hoʻopae (Hawaiian): to cluster, to form a row of

Definitions

  1. to cluster, to form a row of

Ancestry of “hoʻopae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpaeto come ashore, to land
2Proto-Polynesian*pae—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *pae →Every word from Hawaiian pae →