Where does “oo” come from?
Oo comes from Hawaiian 'ō'ō, a bird species whose name origin and meaning are not documented.
oo (English): The Greek letter omega; Any of four Hawaiian...
Definitions
- The Greek letter omega; Any of four Hawaiian...
Ancestry of “oo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻōʻō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | *koho | — |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *kojom | — |