Where does “Namaka” come from?

Namaka (English) comes from Hawaiian Nāmaka, from Hawaiian nā, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.

Namaka (English): A moon of Haumea

Definitions

  1. A moon of Haumea

Ancestry of “Namaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HawaiianNāmakaa goddess, an antagonist of Pele
2Hawaiiannāthe; calm, pacified
3Proto-Sino-TibetanŋaI
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanl/b-ŋafive
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa →Every word from Hawaiian nā →
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