Where does “pepe noho” come from?

pepe noho (Rapa Nui) comes from Rapa Nui noho, from Proto-Polynesian *nofo.

pepe noho (Rapa Nui): chair

Definitions

  1. chair

Ancestry of “pepe noho”, step by step

pepe noho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rapa Nui noho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuinohosit
2Proto-Polynesian*nofo—

via Rapa Nui pepe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rapa Nuipepestool
Every word from Proto-Polynesian *nofo →Every word from Rapa Nui noho →