Where does “wā hoʻomalolo” come from?

wā hoʻomalolo (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hoʻomalolo, from Tok Pisin malolo, from Samoan mālōlō — To rest.

wā hoʻomalolo (Hawaiian): breaktime

Definitions

  1. breaktime

Ancestry of “wā hoʻomalolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianhoʻomaloloto pause work, to adjourn, to take a break
2Tok Pisinmalolorest; To rest
3SamoanmālōlōTo rest
Every word from Samoan mālōlō →Every word from Tok Pisin malolo →Every word from Hawaiian hoʻomalolo →