Where does “mea ʻako lauoho” come from?
mea ʻako lauoho (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian lauoho, from Hawaiian lau, from Proto-Polynesian rau, from Proto-Oceanic raun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.
mea ʻako lauoho (Hawaiian): barber
Definitions
- barber
Ancestry of “mea ʻako lauoho”, step by step
mea ʻako lauoho traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian lauoho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | lauoho | hair (of human head) |
| 2 | Hawaiian | lau | leaf; many, numerous; four hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | rau | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | raun | Used to count certain objects |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | dahun | leaf |