Where does “mānienie ʻakiʻaki” come from?

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

mānienie ʻakiʻaki (Hawaiian): seashore dropseed

Definitions

  1. seashore dropseed

Ancestry of “mānienie ʻakiʻaki”, step by step

mānienie ʻakiʻaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian mānienie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianmānienieBermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
2Hawaiianmaolinative, indigenous; real, genuine
3Proto-Polynesianma(a)qolitrue, real, genuine

via Hawaiian ʻakiʻaki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻakiʻakito snap constantly, repeatedly
2Hawaiianʻakito snap
Every word from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoli →Every word from Hawaiian maoli →Every word from Hawaiian mānienie →
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