Where does “hoʻowela” come from?

hoʻowela (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

hoʻowela (Hawaiian): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “hoʻowela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianwelato be hot
2Proto-Germanic*wela—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →Every word from Hawaiian wela →