Where does “ʻOihana” come from?
ʻOihana (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian hana, from Proto-Polynesian fana, from Proto-Oceanic *p(ʷ)anaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian panaq, from Proto-Austronesian panaq — to shoot.
ʻOihana (Hawaiian): Acts of the Apostles book of the Bible
Definitions
- Acts of the Apostles book of the Bible
Ancestry of “ʻOihana”, step by step
ʻOihana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian hana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | hana | work, labor, job, employment, occupation, duty,... |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | fana | warm, hot; shoot with a bow |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | *p(ʷ)anaq | to shoot to fire a shot |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | panaq | to shoot |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | panaq | to shoot |
via Hawaiian ʻoi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ʻoi | sharp |