Where does “kumupaʻa” come from?

kumupaʻa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian paʻa, from Proto-Polynesian *paka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan — to roast over fire; to toast.

kumupaʻa (Hawaiian): principal, capital (as contrasted with interest)

Definitions

  1. principal, capital (as contrasted with interest)

Ancestry of “kumupaʻa”, step by step

kumupaʻa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian paʻa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpaʻasolid; firm, fast, permanent
2Proto-Polynesian*paka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paŋganto roast over fire; to toast

via Hawaiian kumu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankumuteacher; basis, foundation; source, cause
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *paka →Every word from Hawaiian paʻa →