Where does “mānienie haole” come from?

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

mānienie haole (Hawaiian): Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)

Definitions

  1. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)

Ancestry of “mānienie haole”, step by step

mānienie haole 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 haole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhaoleforeigner; Caucasian; Englishman, Englishwoman,...
Every word from Proto-Polynesian ma(a)qoli →Every word from Hawaiian maoli →Every word from Hawaiian mānienie →