Where does “aas” come from?

aas (French) comes from French aa, from Hawaiian ʻaʻā, from Proto-Polynesian kakaha.

aas (French): plural of aa

Definitions

  1. plural of aa

Ancestry of “aas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchaaThe surface of an aa lava flow
2Hawaiianʻaʻāaa, a type of lava; to burn, glow; to be covered...
3Proto-Polynesiankakaha—
Every word from Proto-Polynesian kakaha →Every word from Hawaiian ʻaʻā →Every word from French aa →