Where does “kōʻai hema” come from?
kōʻai hema (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hema — left; south.
kōʻai hema (Hawaiian): counterclockwise
Definitions
- counterclockwise
Ancestry of “kōʻai hema”, step by step
kōʻai hema traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian hema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hema | left; south |
via Hawaiian kōʻai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | kōʻai | to stir with a circular motion |