Where does “ponopono” come from?

ponopono (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pono, from Proto-Polynesian pono, from Proto-Oceanic bonor, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bənər — right, correct.

ponopono (Hawaiian): neat, tidy, arranged, in order

Definitions

  1. neat, tidy, arranged, in order

Ancestry of “ponopono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianponorighteousness; morality, goodness, excellence;...
2Proto-Polynesianpono—
3Proto-Oceanicbonor—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbənərright, correct

Words derived from “ponopono”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bənər →Every word from Proto-Oceanic bonor →Every word from Proto-Polynesian pono →