Where does “pāwela” come from?

pāwela (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

pāwela (Hawaiian): scorched, burned

Definitions

  1. scorched, burned

Ancestry of “pāwela”, step by step

pāwela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian wela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianwelato be hot
2Proto-Germanic*wela—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Proto-Indo-European pā-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpā-off, of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wela →Every word from Hawaiian wela →