Where does “āna” come from?

āna (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian qana, from Arabic قَنَاة, from Aramaic קַנְיָא, from Akkadian qanûm — reed, cane.

āna (Hawaiian): his, hers, its

Definitions

  1. his, hers, its

Ancestry of “āna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianqana—
2Arabicقَنَاةspear; tube; reed
3Aramaicקַנְיָא—
4Akkadianqanûmreed, cane

Words derived from “āna”

Every word from Akkadian qanûm →Every word from Aramaic קַנְיָא →Every word from Arabic قَنَاة →