Where does “hoʻoponopono” come from?

hoʻoponopono (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ponopono, from Hawaiian pono, from Proto-Polynesian pono, from Proto-Oceanic bonor, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bənər — right, correct.

hoʻoponopono (Hawaiian): to correct, to revise

Definitions

  1. to correct, to revise

Ancestry of “hoʻoponopono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianponopononeat, tidy, arranged, in order
2Hawaiianponorighteousness; morality, goodness, excellence;...
3Proto-Polynesianpono—
4Proto-Oceanicbonor—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbənərright, correct

Words derived from “hoʻoponopono”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bənər →Every word from Proto-Oceanic bonor →Every word from Proto-Polynesian pono →
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