Where does “fakapele” come from?

fakapele (Tokelauan) comes from Proto-Polynesian faka-.

fakapele (Tokelauan): to do favours for

Definitions

  1. to do favours for

Ancestry of “fakapele”, step by step

fakapele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Polynesian faka-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianfaka-—

via Tokelauan pele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tokelauanpeledarling, sweetheart
Every word from Proto-Polynesian faka- →