Where does “poepoe hapa” come from?
poepoe hapa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hapa, from English half, from Middle English half, from Old English healf, from Proto-Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic halbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
poepoe hapa (Hawaiian): hemisphere
Definitions
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Ancestry of “poepoe hapa”, step by step
poepoe hapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian hapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hapa | half of something; someone who has Hawaiian... |
| 2 | English | half | Consisting of a half; Consisting of some... |
| 3 | Middle English | half | half |
| 4 | Old English | healf | side; half; partly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *halb | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halbaz | half |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Hawaiian poepoe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | poepoe | round, rounded |
| 2 | Hawaiian | poe | round, rounded; boy; buoy |
| 3 | English | boy | A young male; A male child: a son of any age; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | boye | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
| 5 | Old English | bōia | boy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōjô | younger brother, young male relation |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |