Where does “pakaliao” come from?

pakaliao (Hawaiian) comes from Portuguese bacalhau, from Dutch bakaliaw.

pakaliao (Hawaiian): codfish

Definitions

  1. codfish

Ancestry of “pakaliao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebacalhaucod; vagina
2Dutchbakaliaw—
Every word from Dutch bakaliaw →Every word from Portuguese bacalhau →