Where does “kūʻokoʻa” come from?

kūʻokoʻa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian Kū, from English stew, from English steward, from Middle English steward, from Old English stiġweard, from Old English weard, from Old English ōra, from Old English ēar — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

kūʻokoʻa (Hawaiian): independent, free

Definitions

  1. independent, free

Ancestry of “kūʻokoʻa”, step by step

kūʻokoʻa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian Kū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianKūone of the four major gods; the god of war
2EnglishstewA cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron; A...
3EnglishstewardA person who manages the property or affairs for...
4Middle EnglishstewardThe administrator of a household or estate especially noble or monarchical
5Old Englishstiġweardsteward
6Old Englishweardguard; guard, the action of looking out for...
7Old Englishōraore, unwrought metal
8Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
9Proto-Germanicahazear
10Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
11Proto-Balticanśtas—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Hawaiian ʻokoʻa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻokoʻa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →