Where does “makanahele” come from?

makanahele (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian Maka, from Polynesian *mata.

makanahele (Hawaiian): wild, untamed

Definitions

  1. wild, untamed

Ancestry of “makanahele”, step by step

makanahele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian Maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianMakaeye organ
2Polynesian*mata—

via Hawaiian nahele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannaheleforest, bush
Every word from Polynesian *mata →Every word from Hawaiian Maka →