Where does “kahika” come from?

kahika (English) comes from Maori kahika, from Proto-Polynesian *kafika, from Hawaiian Kapika, from Hawaiian Tabita, from Aramaic טביתא — gazelle; roe, doe.

Ancestry of “kahika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maorikahika—
2Proto-Polynesian*kafikaA plant of the genus Syzygium, especially the Malay apple
3HawaiianKapika—
4HawaiianTabitaTabitha
5Aramaicטביתאgazelle; roe, doe
Every word from Aramaic טביתא →Every word from Hawaiian Tabita →Every word from Hawaiian Kapika →