Where does “ahi” come from?
ahi (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻahi, from Proto-Polynesian *kasi.
ahi (English): yellowfin tuna
Ancestry of “ahi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻahi | yellowfin tuna; bigeye tuna |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *kasi | — |