Where does “hoʻowahine” come from?

hoʻowahine (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian wahine, from Proto-Polynesian fafine, from Proto-Oceanic papine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

hoʻowahine (Hawaiian): to act like a woman

Definitions

  1. to act like a woman

Ancestry of “hoʻowahine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianwahinewoman, female; wife
2Proto-Polynesianfafinewoman
3Proto-Oceanicpapinewoman
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbabinahi—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
6Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian babinahi →