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

  1. to befoul, soil, make dirty or filthy, to pollute

Ancestry of “hoʻopelapela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpelapelafilthy, dirty, nasty, unclean; indecent, vulgar,...
2Proto-Polynesianpelapela—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian pelapela →Every word from Hawaiian pelapela →