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
- An extended Hawaiian family unit
Ancestry of “ohana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻohana | family, relatives, kin group; ohana; to gather... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *kofaŋa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | kofa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | kopa | — |