Where does “kumukānāwai” come from?

kumukānāwai (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kumu — teacher; basis, foundation; source, cause.

kumukānāwai (Hawaiian): constitution

Definitions

  1. constitution

Ancestry of “kumukānāwai”, step by step

kumukānāwai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kumu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankumuteacher; basis, foundation; source, cause

via Hawaiian kānāwai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankānāwaicode, law, statute, act
Every word from Hawaiian kumu
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