Where does “paʻanaʻau” come from?

paʻanaʻau (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian paʻa, from Proto-Polynesian *paka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan — to roast over fire; to toast.

paʻanaʻau (Hawaiian): memorized, remembered

Definitions

  1. memorized, remembered

Ancestry of “paʻanaʻau”, step by step

paʻanaʻau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian paʻa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianpaʻasolid; firm, fast, permanent
2Proto-Polynesian*paka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*paŋganto roast over fire; to toast

via Hawaiian naʻau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiannaʻauguts, intestines

Words derived from “paʻanaʻau”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋgan →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *paka →Every word from Hawaiian paʻa →