Where does “lepelepeamoa” come from?

lepelepeamoa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lepelepe, from Hawaiian lepe, from Proto-Polynesian *repe.

lepelepeamoa (Hawaiian): Selaginella arbusculla variety of spike moss used in leis

Definitions

  1. Selaginella arbusculla variety of spike moss used in leis

Ancestry of “lepelepeamoa”, step by step

lepelepeamoa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian lepelepe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianlepelepefringed
2Hawaiianlepehem, fringe
3Proto-Polynesian*repe—

via Hawaiian moa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmoachicken or similar fowl
2Proto-Polynesianmoafowl

via Hawaiian a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianaand; until, up to; of, belonging to
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *repe →Every word from Hawaiian lepe →Every word from Hawaiian lepelepe →