Where does “ohia” come from?

ohia (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻōhiʻa, from Proto-Polynesian *kafika, from Hawaiian Kapika, from Hawaiian Tabita, from Aramaic טביתא — gazelle; roe, doe.

ohia (English): Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle...

Definitions

  1. Either of two flowering trees of the myrtle...

Ancestry of “ohia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻōhiʻamountain apple or Malay apple; Syzygium malaccense
2Proto-Polynesian*kafikaA plant of the genus Syzygium, especially the Malay apple
3HawaiianKapika—
4HawaiianTabitaTabitha
5Aramaicטביתאgazelle; roe, doe

Words derived from “ohia”

Every word from Aramaic טביתא →Every word from Hawaiian Tabita →Every word from Hawaiian Kapika →
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