Where does “mahalo” come from?
mahalo (English) comes from Hawaiian mahalo, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian masalo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sadəp.
mahalo (English): thank you
Ancestry of “mahalo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | mahalo | thank you; thanks, gratitude; admiration, praise,... |
| 2 | Proto-Eastern Polynesian | masalo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | sadəp | — |