Where does “pule” come from?

pule (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq — buttocks.

pule (Hawaiian): prayer, spell, blessing; church service; week

Definitions

  1. prayer, spell, blessing; church service; week

Ancestry of “pule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianpulecowrie
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuliqbuttocks

Words derived from “pule”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian pule →
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