Where does “ʻā” come from?
ʻā (Hawaiian) comes from Proto-Polynesian *kaha.
ʻā (Hawaiian): fire, burning
Definitions
- fire, burning
Ancestry of “ʻā”, step by step
ʻā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Polynesian *kaha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Polynesian | *kaha | — |
via Hawaiian lapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | lapa | — |