Where does “holoholona hiamoe” come from?

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

holoholona hiamoe (Hawaiian): sloth mammal

Definitions

  1. sloth mammal

Ancestry of “holoholona hiamoe”, step by step

holoholona hiamoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian holoholona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianholoholonaanimal
2Hawaiianholoholoto go for a walk, ride, or sail; to go out for pleasure, stroll, promenade
3Hawaiianholoa noose; to go, run, sail, ride, slide, progress;...
4Proto-Polynesian*solo₃—

via Hawaiian hiamoe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhiamoesleep
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *solo₃ →Every word from Hawaiian holo →Every word from Hawaiian holoholo →