Where does “hoʻopule” come from?

hoʻopule (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pule, from Proto-Polynesian pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq — buttocks.

hoʻopule (Hawaiian): to pretend to pray

Definitions

  1. to pretend to pray

Ancestry of “hoʻopule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpuleprayer, spell, blessing; church service; week
2Proto-Polynesianpulecowrie
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuliqbuttocks
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian pule →Every word from Hawaiian pule →