Where does “kūkaepele” come from?
kūkaepele (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kūkae, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian tuutaʻe.
kūkaepele (Hawaiian): sulfur; match
Ancestry of “kūkaepele”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | kūkae | excrement, dung, feces |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Polynesian | tuutaʻe | — |