Where does “lepo uhi” come from?

lepo uhi (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian uhi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi — The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

lepo uhi (Hawaiian): topsoil

Definitions

  1. topsoil

Ancestry of “lepo uhi”, step by step

lepo uhi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian uhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianuhiyam; covering, veil; solid tattoo
2Proto-Malayo-PolynesianqubiThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata

via Hawaiian lepo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianleposoil, dirt
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian qubi →Every word from Hawaiian uhi →