Where does “hoʻopiʻo” come from?

hoʻopiʻo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian piʻo, from Proto-Polynesian *piko.

hoʻopiʻo (Hawaiian): to bend, to curve

Definitions

  1. to bend, to curve

Ancestry of “hoʻopiʻo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpiʻobend, curve, arc
2Proto-Polynesian*piko—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *piko →Every word from Hawaiian piʻo →