Where does “ʻāhewa” come from?

ʻāhewa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian ʻā-, from Hawaiian ʻō- — simulative prefix.

ʻāhewa (Hawaiian): to condemn, to convict

Definitions

  1. to condemn, to convict

Ancestry of “ʻāhewa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiianʻā-simulative prefix, -like; -ish
2Hawaiianʻō-simulative prefix
Every word from Hawaiian ʻō- →Every word from Hawaiian ʻā- →