Where does “hoʻopelapela” come from?
hoʻopelapela (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pelapela, from Proto-Polynesian pelapela.
hoʻopelapela (Hawaiian): to befoul, soil, make dirty or filthy, to pollute
Definitions
- to befoul, soil, make dirty or filthy, to pollute
Ancestry of “hoʻopelapela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | pelapela | filthy, dirty, nasty, unclean; indecent, vulgar,... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | pelapela | — |