Where does “lauhala” come from?
lauhala (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lau, from Proto-Polynesian rau, from Proto-Oceanic raun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
Ancestry of “lauhala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | lau | leaf; many, numerous; four hundred |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | rau | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | raun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |
Words derived from “lauhala”