Where does “pōpō” come from?

pōpō (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *popo, from English poo-poo, from Proto-Oceanic *posi.

pōpō (Hawaiian): ball, wad

Definitions

  1. ball, wad

Ancestry of “pōpō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*popo—
2Englishpoo-poopoo
3Proto-Oceanic*posi—

Words derived from “pōpō”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *posi →Every word from English poo-poo →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *popo →