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Where does “ʻAikake” come from?

ʻAikake (Hawaiian) comes from English Isaac, from Middle English Ysaac, from Latin Isaac, from Ancient Greek Ἰσαάκ, from Hebrew יצחק — to laugh.

Ancestry of “ʻAikake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIsaac—
2Middle EnglishYsaac—
3LatinIsaac—
4Ancient GreekἸσαάκ—
5Hebrewיצחקto laugh
Every word from Hebrew יצחק →