Where does “palai” come from?

palai (Hawaiian) comes from English fry, from Middle English fryen, from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

palai (Hawaiian): Any of species Microlepia setosa of native ferns placed on the altar of Laka, goddess of the hula

Definitions

  1. Any of species Microlepia setosa of native ferns placed on the altar of Laka, goddess of the hula

Ancestry of “palai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfryA method of cooking food; To be affected by...
2Middle EnglishfryenTo fry cook in hot fat
3Old Frenchfrireto fry
4Latinfrīgōto roast, fry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “palai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Latin frīgō →Every word from Old French frire →