Where does “kūkaeuli” come from?

kūkaeuli (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian uli, from Proto-Polynesian *quli, from Proto-Oceanic *quliñ.

kūkaeuli (Hawaiian): ink excreted by an octopus in order to escape

Definitions

  1. ink excreted by an octopus in order to escape

Ancestry of “kūkaeuli”, step by step

kūkaeuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian uli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianulihaving any dark color (blue, green, black, etc.)
2Proto-Polynesian*quli—
3Proto-Oceanic*quliñ—

via Hawaiian kūkae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankūkaeexcrement, dung, feces
2Proto-Eastern Polynesiantuutaʻe—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *quliñ →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *quli →Every word from Hawaiian uli →