Where does “ʻokina” come from?

ʻokina (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻokina, from Hawaiian -na, from Proto-Polynesian -ŋa.

ʻokina (English): Alternative spelling of okina

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of okina

Ancestry of “ʻokina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻokinacutting off, separation; okina
2Hawaiian-naCommon nominalizing suffix, sometimes with...
3Proto-Polynesian-ŋa—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian -ŋa →Every word from Hawaiian -na →Every word from Hawaiian ʻokina →