Where does “okina” come from?

okina (English) comes from Hawaiian ʻokina, from Hawaiian -na, from Proto-Polynesian -ŋa.

okina (English): The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter used to...

Definitions

  1. The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter used to...

Ancestry of “okina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻokinacutting off, separation; okina
2Hawaiian-naCommon nominalizing suffix, sometimes with...
3Proto-Polynesian-ŋa—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian -ŋa →Every word from Hawaiian -na →Every word from Hawaiian ʻokina →