Where does “kāholo” come from?

kāholo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kā-, from Proto-Polynesian taa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian taRaq — to hew wood with an adze.

kāholo (Hawaiian): swift, quick

Definitions

  1. swift, quick

Ancestry of “kāholo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankā-forms causative verbs
2Proto-Polynesiantaa—
3Proto-Malayo-PolynesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze
4Proto-AustronesiantaRaqto hew wood with an adze
Every word from Proto-Austronesian taRaq →Every word from Hawaiian kā- →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taRaq →