Where does “naʻauao” come from?

naʻauao (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ao, from Proto-Polynesian qao — cloud.

naʻauao (Hawaiian): enlightened, intelligent, wise

Definitions

  1. enlightened, intelligent, wise

Ancestry of “naʻauao”, step by step

naʻauao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian ao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianaolight; daylight; day
2Proto-Polynesianqaocloud

via Hawaiian naʻau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannaʻauguts, intestines

Words derived from “naʻauao”

Every word from Proto-Polynesian qao →Every word from Hawaiian ao →