Where does “makapiapia” come from?

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

makapiapia (Hawaiian): eye discharge, eye mucus

Definitions

  1. eye discharge, eye mucus

Ancestry of “makapiapia”, step by step

makapiapia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian Maka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianMakaeye organ
2Polynesian*mata—

via Hawaiian piapia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpiapiathe encrusted white matter in the eyes, as from sleeping or from sore eyes, "sand" in the eyes

Words derived from “makapiapia”

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