Where does “holoholo” come from?

holoholo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian holo, from Proto-Polynesian *solo₃.

holoholo (Hawaiian): to go for a walk, ride, or sail; to go out for pleasure, stroll, promenade

Definitions

  1. to go for a walk, ride, or sail; to go out for pleasure, stroll, promenade

Ancestry of “holoholo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianholoa noose; to go, run, sail, ride, slide, progress;...
2Proto-Polynesian*solo₃

Words derived from “holoholo

Every word from Proto-Polynesian *solo₃Every word from Hawaiian holo
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