Where does “lele” come from?

lele (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian lele, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laʀiv.

lele (Hawaiian): to jump, leap, hop, skip; to fly; to swing,...

Definitions

  1. to jump, leap, hop, skip; to fly; to swing,...

Ancestry of “lele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianleleto fly
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*laʀiv

Words derived from “lele

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laʀivEvery word from Proto-Polynesian lele