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
- The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter used to...
Ancestry of “okina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻokina | cutting off, separation; okina |
| 2 | Hawaiian | -na | Common nominalizing suffix, sometimes with... |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | -ŋa | — |