Where does “Aa paleacea” come from?
Aa paleacea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Aa, from Hawaiian ʻaʻā, from Proto-Polynesian kakaha.
Aa paleacea (Translingual): species}}
Ancestry of “Aa paleacea”, step by step
Aa paleacea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Aa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Aa | genus |
| 2 | Hawaiian | ʻaʻā | aa, a type of lava; to burn, glow; to be covered... |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | kakaha | — |
via Latin palea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | palea | chaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |