Where does “holoholo wāwae” come from?

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

holoholo wāwae (Hawaiian): to go for a stroll

Definitions

  1. to go for a stroll

Ancestry of “holoholo wāwae”, step by step

holoholo wāwae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian holoholo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianholoholoto go for a walk, ride, or sail; to go out for pleasure, stroll, promenade
2Hawaiianholoa noose; to go, run, sail, ride, slide, progress;...
3Proto-Polynesian*solo₃—

via Hawaiian wāwae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianwāwaeleg, foot
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *solo₃ →Every word from Hawaiian holo →Every word from Hawaiian holoholo →