Where does “kahakaha kolohe” come from?

kahakaha kolohe (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kahakaha, from Hawaiian kaha, from Proto-Polynesian *tafa.

kahakaha kolohe (Hawaiian): graffiti

Definitions

  1. graffiti

Ancestry of “kahakaha kolohe”, step by step

kahakaha kolohe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kahakaha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankahakahato cut into strips
2Hawaiiankahato cut open, to slice lengthwise
3Proto-Polynesian*tafa—

via Hawaiian kolohe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankolohemischievous, naughty
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *tafa →Every word from Hawaiian kaha →Every word from Hawaiian kahakaha →