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Where does “lomi” come from?

lomi (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian lomi — squeeze, massage, press down on.

lomi (Hawaiian): press on, squeeze, knead, massage

Definitions

  1. press on, squeeze, knead, massage

Ancestry of “lomi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianlomisqueeze, massage, press down on

Words derived from “lomi”

  • lomilomi
  • lomilomi
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