Where does “ohana” come from?

ohana (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻohana, from Proto-Polynesian *kofaŋa, from Proto-Polynesian kofa, from Proto-Oceanic kopa.

ohana (English): An extended Hawaiian family unit

Definitions

  1. An extended Hawaiian family unit

Ancestry of “ohana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻohanafamily, relatives, kin group; ohana; to gather...
2Proto-Polynesian*kofaŋa—
3Proto-Polynesiankofa—
4Proto-Oceanickopa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic kopa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian kofa →Every word from Proto-Polynesian *kofaŋa →