Where does “palai kahawai” come from?
palai kahawai (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kahawai, from Hawaiian wai, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian wai, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian wai, from Proto-Polynesian wai, from Proto-Oceanic waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian waiʀ — water.
palai kahawai (Hawaiian): swamp fern (Ceratopteris thalictroides)
Definitions
- swamp fern (Ceratopteris thalictroides)
Ancestry of “palai kahawai”, step by step
palai kahawai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian kahawai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | kahawai | stream, creek |
| 2 | Hawaiian | wai | fresh water |
| 3 | Proto-Eastern Polynesian | wai | water |
| 4 | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian | wai | water |
| 5 | Proto-Polynesian | wai | water |
| 6 | Proto-Oceanic | waiʀ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | waiʀ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | waiʀ | water |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | wahiʀ | water |
via Hawaiian palai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | palai | Any of species Microlepia setosa of native ferns placed on the altar of Laka, goddess of the hula |
| 2 | English | fry | A method of cooking food; To be affected by... |
| 3 | Middle English | fryen | To fry cook in hot fat |
| 4 | Old French | frire | to fry |
| 5 | Latin | frīgō | to roast, fry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |