Where does “makai” come from?

makai (English) comes from Hawaiian makai, from Hawaiian Kai, from Hawaiian kai — sea; salt water; seaside, area near the sea,...

makai (English): seaward, towards the sea; Shorea assamica, a tree...

Definitions

  1. seaward, towards the sea; Shorea assamica, a tree...

Ancestry of “makai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianmakaiseaward
2HawaiianKaisea
3Hawaiiankaisea; salt water; seaside, area near the sea,...
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