Where does “mahele” come from?

mahele (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hele, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian sele.

mahele (Hawaiian): division, section

Definitions

  1. division, section

Ancestry of “mahele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianheleto walk, move
2Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesiansele—
Every word from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian sele →Every word from Hawaiian hele →