Where does “kūkaeloli” come from?

kūkaeloli (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kūkae, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian tuutaʻe.

kūkaeloli (Hawaiian): mildew

Definitions

  1. mildew

Ancestry of “kūkaeloli”, step by step

kūkaeloli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kūkae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankūkaeexcrement, dung, feces
2Proto-Eastern Polynesiantuutaʻe—

via Hawaiian loli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlolisea cucumber holothurian
2Proto-Polynesian*loli—
Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian tuutaʻe →Every word from Hawaiian kūkae →
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