Where does “huliāmahi” come from?

huliāmahi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian mahi, from Proto-Polynesian *mafi.

huliāmahi (Hawaiian): to cooperate, act in unanimity in great numbers

Definitions

  1. to cooperate, act in unanimity in great numbers

Ancestry of “huliāmahi”, step by step

huliāmahi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian mahi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmahifarm
2Proto-Polynesian*mafi

via Hawaiian huli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhulito turn
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *mafiEvery word from Hawaiian mahi
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