Etymology

ahuula

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Today it means: A feathered cloak traditionally worn by the native Hawaiian elite. Full definition →

Hawaiian ʻahu ʻula ← Proto-Polynesian *kafu ← Proto-Oceanic *kaput
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  1. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaput
  2. Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*kaput
  3. Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*kaput
  4. Proto-Oceanic*kaput
  5. Proto-Polynesian*kafu
  6. Hawaiianʻahu
  7. Hawaiianʻula
  8. Hawaiianʻahu ʻula
  9. English todayahuula

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻahu ʻula.

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