Where does “aa” come from?
aa (French) comes from Hawaiian ʻaʻā, from Proto-Polynesian kakaha.
aa (French): The surface of an aa lava flow
Definitions
- The surface of an aa lava flow
Ancestry of “aa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻaʻā | aa, a type of lava; to burn, glow; to be covered... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | kakaha | — |