Where does “lei o manō” come from?

lei o manō (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian manō, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian maŋo — shark.

lei o manō (Hawaiian): A paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it

Definitions

  1. A paddle-like club with shark teeth set in it

Ancestry of “lei o manō”, step by step

lei o manō traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian manō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmanōshark
2Proto-Eastern Polynesianmaŋoshark

via Hawaiian Lei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianLeilei, a wreath of flowers or leaves
2Hawaiianleilei, a wreath of flowers or leaves; necklace;...

via Hawaiian o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianoor, lest; of, belonging to

Words derived from “lei o manō”

Every word from Proto-Eastern Polynesian maŋo →Every word from Hawaiian manō →