Where does “mānienie” come from?

mānienie (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian maoli, from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoli — true, real, genuine.

mānienie (Hawaiian): Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)

Definitions

  1. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)

Ancestry of “mānienie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmaolinative, indigenous; real, genuine
2Proto-Polynesianma(a)qolitrue, real, genuine

Words derived from “mānienie”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoli →Every word from Hawaiian maoli →
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