Where does “aloha” come from?

aloha (English) comes from Hawaiian aloha, from Proto-Polynesian qarofa, from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan, from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan — love.

aloha (English): Good wishes, love; An utterance of "aloha";...

Definitions

  1. Good wishes, love; An utterance of "aloha";...

Ancestry of “aloha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianalohahello, greetings; goodbye, farewell; love,...
2Proto-Polynesianqarofalove
3Proto-Oceanic*qalopanlove
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qaləpanlove
5Proto-Austronesian*qaləpanlove
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaləpan →Every word from Proto-Oceanic *qalopan →