Where does “kahuna” come from?
kahuna (English) comes from Hawaiian kahuna, from Hawaiian -na, from Proto-Polynesian -ŋa.
kahuna (English): A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian...
Definitions
- A priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian...
Ancestry of “kahuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | kahuna | priest, sorcerer, magician, minister, wizard;... |
| 2 | Hawaiian | -na | Common nominalizing suffix, sometimes with... |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | -ŋa | — |
Words derived from “kahuna”